Lifestyle Columns
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Be right and be willing to changeJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I’m in my mid-20s and I have moved back to my parents’ house for a few months before graduate school in the fall. My parents have been married 30 years. They hav...
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Easy-peasy recipes that can be cooked in a snapJul 19, 2011 11:00 pm - When President Obama spoke about lawmakers dealing with the painful debt crisis and said it's time to "pull off the Band-Aid" and "eat our peas" he found common ground w...
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When to go organic for fruits and veggiesJul 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Buying organic fruits and vegetables to avoid or eliminate pesticide residues can put a crimp in any food budget. And, if you've made an all-organic commitment, then th...
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Craving coconut cupcakes? Try these frothy confectionsJul 19, 2011 11:00 pm - The nation has gone cuckoo for cupcakes. Shops dedicated to the bite-size or larger confections now dot the country. While this trend has been building over the past fiv...
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Broccoli is a nutritional powerhouseJul 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. Are broccoli stalks nutritious, or should I just stick to the florets? A. Broccoli is a nutritional powerhouse, providing vitamin C, folate, beta-carotene and...
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Her boyfriend has the post-vacation bluesJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My boyfriend of a year and a half went on a three-week trip to Asia with a random group of college students his age. Now that he is home, he is moody, almost depr...
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Grandpa's gait abnormality puzzles loved oneJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - My 75-year-old grandpa has been having a great deal of difficulty walking for about a month. When he went to his doctor to find what was causing the problem, his doc...
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Adenovirus may be cause of summer illnessesJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Summer vacation wasn't starting out quite like the family intended. Four kids, no school, blue skies — but one by one the siblings were coming down with fevers, and soon...
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Division of housework gets sticky after hoursJul 17, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I am a mom and my husband is a stay-at-home dad. We have three young, school-age children. Our age-old problem is the division of housework. I work nine-hour day...
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On the road: Fly in to Oshkosh's AirVentureJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - Let it fly AirVenture 2011, a weeklong event held in Oshkosh, Wis., is the world's largest fly-in. See the Boeing 787 on display for the first time in the U.S., wit...