Home and Garden
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Homeowners can save money by delaying kitchen-remodeling jobJul 22, 2016 5:00 am - Stoves, refrigerators and other big-ticket items are typically discounted in autumn, so smart homeowners can save money by postponing their kitchen-remodeling plans for ...
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Algonquin Garden Club rededicates Riverfront flagpole gardenJul 21, 2016 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Garden Club has recently redesigned, replanted and rededicated its flagpole garden plot at Riverfront Park. Member Jane Knapp spearheaded this civic improv...
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Spend summer learning about moths, butterfliesJul 20, 2016 6:00 am - Butterflies are not just beautiful, they teach scientists about the world
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Brexit could open housing options for AmericansJul 17, 2016 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - When mortgage interest rates slide close to all-time lows - as they have since the Brexit vote - do you sit on the fence? Or do you ask yourself: Are there ...
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A few mortgage tips to gain 'independence' from a lenderJul 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Biweekly and 15-year loans can save lots of cash, but so can voluntarily adding a mere $50 or so to each monthly payment. Q. Early this year, I took out a mortgage for $...
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Outdoor art installations celebrate iconic Glass HouseJul 17, 2016 11:00 pm - NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Philip Johnson's Glass House, built in this leafy corner of Connecticut in 1949, was always about more than architecture. While Johnson and his partn...
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Lavenders offer beauty and fragranceJul 17, 2016 7:24 am - We may have to travel to the south of France to gaze upon fields of lavender, but we can all grow lavender in our own northern Illinois gardens. They offer beautiful flo...
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The firefly's fortunes rest with usJul 17, 2016 7:22 am - When the sun falls below the horizon, a skinny beetle named Photinus pyralis wakes up and takes to the air. We know it as the firefly, or lightning bug, an insect that t...
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Monarch waystations ensure survival of this beautiful butterflyJul 17, 2016 7:01 am - Q. What is a monarch way station? A. A monarch waystation is a habitat designed to attract monarch butterflies. Your waystation for monarchs can be most anywhere as long...
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Art deco drinkware set a toast to technology of the timeJul 17, 2016 7:01 am - Q. This set was my grandmother's. She passed it down to my mother. I inherited it when my mother died in 1996 at the age of 92. I am 83, but I can remember seeing the se...