All Stories from October 27, 2013 (Change date)
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In-laws wrestle with how to deal with email bombsOct 27, 2013 6:14 am - Q. My only child, his wife and two children live a substantial distance away. Both my son and daughter-in-law have highly demanding, stressful careers. My husband and I ...
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Sandy storm survivors’ photos make up NYC exhibitOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — With her home on Long Island’s Long Beach swamped by Superstorm Sandy’s unyielding surge, Christina Tisi-Kramer pointed her camera outside and captured an ima...
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Parents shouldn’t get spooked by kids’ Halloween haulOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - Across the nation, parents like me are bracing for the annual sugar rush known as Halloween. I’ve got pounds of mini-treats to pass out to neighborhood goblins and ghoul...
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Sunday picks: Pumpkins aplenty in SycamoreOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - Do tell If you've loved comedian Alonzo Bodden on public radio's “Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me” and on NBC's “Last Comic Standing,” then don't miss him in person at...
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Kenny Rogers reflects on long shadow of his legacyOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kenny Rogers still records and performs — when the mood strikes him — but he’s glad he no longer lives the life of a pop star. “I wouldn’t be out ther...
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Duke Ellington: The man and his musicOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - Duke Ellington died nearly 40 years ago, but for jazz fans of a certain age his musical creativity and elegant style remain timeless. Whether he was leading his orchestr...
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New products, technology make homeownership a breeze, not to mention stylishOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - Home ownership, while satisfying and wonderful, is not always glorious. Things go wrong occasionally. So it is comforting to know that new products and ways of doing thi...
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Two stars in sync on NBC thriller 'The Blacklist'Oct 27, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — They set “The Blacklist” in Washington, but in truth it inhabits a Manhattan studio where “Law & Order” lived for two decades. Judging from its out-of-the-gat...
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E-cigarette marketing seen threatened under FDA scrutinyOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The $1.5 billion U.S. electronic- cigarette industry has tripled sales this year with the help of TV ads, NASCAR sponsorships and product giveaways. Governm...
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Charming Southern cities: Savannah and CharlestonOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. — In “Gone With the Wind,” Scarlett O'Hara, comparing Savannah and Charleston to the much younger city of Atlanta, called the older locales “aged grandmoth...