Lifestyle Columns
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On homes and real estate: Good credit won’t help her borrow more than house valueAug 06, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I have really good credit, but no equity. I have a good and secure job as a teacher — with seven more years of salary increase, ending around $80,000. I am consi...
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Home inspector: Buyer complains of false disclosureAug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We recently bought a foreclosed home from a bank and were not told the truth about the heating and air conditioning system. Everyone said the system was a heat pu...
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Home repair: Buried tree stumps give reader sinking feelingAug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We have been reading your column for years and hope you can provide some guidance. We moved into our house in 1983. The houses in this neighborhood were built amo...
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Fresh fig sorbetAug 05, 2011 11:00 am - If you've been a reader of this column or our Kitchen Scoop blog, you know I adore figs. My grandmother had a row of tree-sized fig bushes in her backyard, and my brothe...
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The nation’s housing: Lifeline for those underwaterAug 05, 2011 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — If you give millions of seriously underwater homeowners a new equity position in their properties by reducing their principal mortgage debt, will they keep ...
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Fresh Fig SorbetAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - 1 cup sugar 3 cups water 1 cup crushed fresh figs, variety of choice Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and place over high heat. Cook, stirring cons...
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About Real Estate: Average closing costs on the riseAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - A new study says that closing costs have climbed an average 8.8 percent in the past year, leaving some buyers scrambling for extra cash before their purchase can...
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Saying 'thank you' can be a tricky businessAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - There was this traveling salesman. One day, while driving past a pig farm, he was startled to see a particularly large pig walking around on a well-fitted wooden leg. T...
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Enjoy a Navarran vineyard picnicAug 04, 2011 1:00 am - When you want to give your standard picnic a new flavor, take a tip from the world's winegrowers. Grape farmers have served delicious outdoor meals for millennia, first ...
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Watermelon full of lycopeneAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - Q. How nutritious is watermelon compared to other fruits? A. Each cup of watermelon (about half a large slice) offers about 13 milligrams of vitamin C (14-17 percen...