All Stories from October 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Autumn colors beginning to show in SoutheastOct 06, 2012 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As days get shorter and nights become chillier, the annual fall foliage show is getting under way in the Southeast. The first colors are beginning to ...
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Inverness home was designed by a student of WrightOct 06, 2012 5:44 am - Lovers of Frank Lloyd Wright-style architecture will feel their breath catch when they tour this midcentury contemporary Inverness home designed by Don Erickson, a stude...
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Home equity line of credit is basically a second mortgageOct 06, 2012 5:30 am - Q. I paid off my house, but I have a home equity line of credit for $40,000. The balance I owe is about $3,000. The county clerk won’t give me the deed because the $40,0...
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Election time prompts many questions about assciation boardsOct 06, 2012 5:27 am - It is annual meeting time of year in many associations, so I have compiled a list of questions related to annual elections. Q. I am married; however, the deed to my cond...
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Landscape design makes the most of your yardOct 06, 2012 5:09 am - Just like an interior designer looks at all aspects of a home’s interior and the way a family might use it before offering possible designs and furniture choices, RYCO L...
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Home sprinklers worth the costOct 06, 2012 5:00 am - I read with interest in a recent Fence Post the “facts” about residential fire sprinklers authored by one Bob Ruffatto. Mr. Ruffatto seemed pretty confident that if we a...
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Woman believes in big market for tiny housesOct 06, 2012 5:00 am - POULSBO, Wash. — After years spent as a private contractor drawing floor plans for regular-sized homes, Sharon Read started Seattle Tiny Homes, a company that specialize...
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The SoapboxOct 06, 2012 5:00 am - A real coyote danger: Within 10 days, two separate coyote attacks on small dogs occurred near the Illinois Prairie Path in Wheaton. After reading our Friday story about ...
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All about pettiness and jealousyOct 06, 2012 4:47 am - All about pettiness and jealousy Well, now that Mitt Romney released his tax returns we all get what we expected from the left. Harry Reid claimed a few times over ...
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Roskam marches to different drummerOct 06, 2012 4:47 am - Roskam marches to different drummer I’m compelled to reply to a recent Fence Post contribution entitled “Real solutions based on reality” and suggesting that this a...