Lifestyle Stories from August 27, 2017 (Change date)
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The 3 biggest money decisions you'll ever makeAug 27, 2017 7:00 am - Some factors that influence your financial success are beyond your control. Older people tend to be richer than younger people. White U.S. households, on average, have m...
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Box-office eclipse: Hollywood has worst weekend in yearsAug 27, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Hollywood effectively took the weekend off, resulting in one of the most dismal box-office results in 16 years. An already slow August came to a screeching ha...
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10 mega myths about farming to remember on your next grocery runAug 27, 2017 7:00 am - Most of us don't spend our days plowing fields or wrangling cattle. We're part of the 99 percent of Americans who eat food, but don't produce it. Although we can be con...
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Ways grads can help parents pay off college debtAug 27, 2017 7:00 am - Q: My parents took out loans to pay for my college education and I feel guilty that they're still paying them back. How can I help? A: I'm with you. When I got paltry sc...
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Sisters Shelby Lynne, Allison Moorer team up on disc, Chicago showsAug 27, 2017 7:00 am - Shelby Lynne has a succinct explanation for why she and her sister Allison Moorer had two decades of successful solo careers before making a disc together. "Timing," she...
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Cut glass milk jug is a cut aboveAug 27, 2017 6:01 am - Q. This is a photo of a cut glass tankard that we have. It is in very good condition. It has a scalloped saw-toothed edge and a notched handle, and it stands 6 inches ta...
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Time to sow cool weather cropsAug 27, 2017 6:01 am - Q. What vegetables and/or herbs can I plant in August for the fall harvest? A. With the dog days of summer waning, it's time to think about your fall garden. If you want...
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Size, activities and numbers dictate how to rearrange a roomAug 27, 2017 6:01 am - If you've ever wondered where you should start when rearranging a room, or whether there is a correct or incorrect way of placing furniture in a room, then hopefully thi...
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A tweak - not a teardown - for that just-right houseAug 27, 2017 6:00 am - Across the Washington, D.C., area, modest Cape Cods and Colonials are routinely demolished to make way for supersized houses. But there are exceptions to this market tre...
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Take cuttings from annuals for next year's gardenAug 27, 2017 6:00 am - It is time to take cuttings of annuals, such as geraniums and begonias, that are to be kept over the winter. Cool nights in September will harden off the plants, which w...