Home and Garden
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Plan garden enhancements that will attract birdsMar 11, 2018 6:00 am - Late winter is a good time to plan enhancements to your garden with plants that will attract birds all year long. It takes more than feeders, bird houses and a bird bath...
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If your bushes look unruly, it's time for a trimMar 11, 2018 6:00 am - The days are getting longer, the temperatures are beginning to warm and the gardening bug is starting to bite - hard. But the soil is too wet to venture into perennial b...
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Modern masterpieces can be found with a little searchingMar 11, 2018 6:00 am - In the home furnishing world, you pay dearly for a known designer's name, just like when you buy haute couture. Would you consider paying $7,000 for one dining chair? Wo...
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The five most and least affordable places to buy a homeMar 11, 2018 12:11 am - Whether you can afford a home depends - a lot - on the city you want to call home. A modest income can go a long way in Cumberland, Maryland, the metropolitan area with ...
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Going glam without going too farMar 10, 2018 5:00 am - New York interior designer Young Huh has always added touches of glamour to the rooms she designs. Lately, she says, clients are asking for even more of it. “I think it'...
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Should this reverse mortgage borrower modify or refinance?Mar 10, 2018 5:00 am - Jane took out a HECM reverse mortgage on her house five years ago when she became 62. Because she was still employed at the time, she elected to take a credit line, whic...
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Buying first investmentMar 10, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My husband has a chance to buy the house next door to us. They would give us a mortgage, and we would rent it out. He was wondering whether you have any guidelines fo...
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Constable: Garden show's director has roots in WheelingMar 10, 2018 12:00 am - Like a weed, we must first deal with this cliché: the roots of the Chicago Flower & Garden Show owner and director. “As a child, I asked my parents if I could grow a ve...
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Housing-related interest deductions are still availableMar 09, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's official: Despite widespread fears to the contrary, the IRS has clarified that last year's big tax bill did not kill all interest deductions on home eq...
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Sale could be doomed because of odd bathroom lightMar 09, 2018 5:00 am - Q. The house we are buying has a lamp that hangs by a chain from the ceiling above the master bathtub. Our home inspector says this is dangerous. We've asked the seller ...