Lifestyle Stories from October 21, 2018 (Change date)
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'Halloween' scares up $77.5 million in ticket salesOct 23, 2018 12:09 pm - LOS ANGELES - Forty years after he first appeared in theaters, Michael Myers is still drawing huge audiences for a good scare. Universal Pictures said Sunday that "Hallo...
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Ricky Skaggs, Dottie West enter Country Music Hall of FameOct 21, 2018 10:05 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bluegrass and country star Ricky Skaggs, singer Dottie West and fiddler Johnny Gimble are the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. T...
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Lighter kitchen would brighten her mother's dayOct 21, 2018 6:00 am - I am submitting for my mom, who also lives in Elk Grove Village. She is the best person I know and never spends money on herself. She is an ER nurse, cares for her two g...
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Woman at wit's end with deteriorating tubOct 21, 2018 6:00 am - My desire for refinishing the tub area has taken a back seat to other home improvements for the past five years!!! I don't think I can go through another month taking a ...
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Mulch needed to protect strawberriesOct 21, 2018 6:00 am - Q. How can I take care of my strawberry plants to get them through the winter? A. Strawberry plants need to be mulched once they go dormant in late fall. This is when th...
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Any remodel should start with high-quality materialsOct 24, 2018 6:35 am - Anyone who is starting a home improvement or redecorating project needs to give careful consideration to the materials they use. Materials selection is every bit as impo...
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Use few remaining warm days wiselyOct 24, 2018 6:35 am - Warm fall days are great for installing Christmas lights. It is much easier to wrap branches with strings of lights on warm days in mid- to late October than on cold day...
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Door company updates suburban tract homesOct 21, 2018 6:00 am - Imagine completely transforming and updating the doors throughout your home without any on-site construction, paint cans or tarps littering your living spaces, and witho...
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Family in need of style, door upgradeOct 21, 2018 6:00 am - This house was built in 1957. My husband and I have lived here for 52 years. With all the fingerprints of family and friends, my grandchildren and my great-grandchildren...
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Should you pay off mortgage before you retire?Oct 25, 2018 7:15 am - By LIZ WESTON NerdWallet Most people would be better off not having mortgages in retirement. Relatively few will get any tax benefit from this debt, and the payments can...