Lifestyle Columns
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Super Handyman: For an inexpensive yet dramatic change, think paintFeb 23, 2012 11:30 pm - If you really want to make an impact on the way your home looks, inside or out, and your budget is super-small, think paint! If you do the work yourself, your only expen...
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The nation’s housing: Mortgage relief faces a nightmareFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Given the huge public and private resources now being devoted to helping financially distressed homeowners — including the recently announced $25 billion na...
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Home inspector: Homeowner cited for illegal wellFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. The plumbing for my house is connected to the municipal water system, but there is an old artesian well in the basement that is pumped to a hose faucet in the yar...
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About Real Estate: Which housing records can be tossed now?Feb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - There#146;s no reason to hoard all of your past housing-related documents, but some should be kept until you eventually sell. Q. We have owned our home...
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Don’t fight spring feverFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - The symptoms are all too familiar: A lack of energy, faraway look in the eyes, long lunch hours, frequent “sick” days, a telltale sunburn. The disease? Spring fever. Sp...
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Roasting makes even Brussels sprouts betterFeb 22, 2012 5:00 am - I'm convinced that if Brussels sprouts were called baby cabbages, they'd have a wider fan base. But as it stands, most Americans, haunted by childhood threats to finish ...
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Vitamin D-cancer link inconclusiveFeb 22, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I’m totally confused by the conflicting things I’m hearing about whether Vitamin D can reduce cancer risk. What’s the current advice about vitamin D? A. The curr...
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Is 2009 vintage Bordeaux's wine of the century?Feb 22, 2012 5:00 am - The 2009 Bordeaux harvest isn't being heralded as “the vintage of the century” ... yet. Canny French marketers — the folks who that convinced Americans to eat snails an...
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How to explain unmarried cousin’s pregnancy to young daughterFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. We have a wonderful 26-year-old cousin who just announced she is pregnant. My wife and I are very happy and have expressed our joy and support in multiple ways....
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Dutch oven a kitchen necessityFeb 21, 2012 12:00 pm - Many cooks have a gadget or piece of cookware that they just had to have at the time, but alas, have never used. Maybe there's a Chinese meat cleaver or an oh-so-cute ch...