Lifestyle Columns
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Home repair: Best strategy for musty storage roomApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We would like your advice concerning a small, basement storage room. It’s beneath our fully enclosed, unheated front porch. The storage room has a damp and musty ...
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Fevers in kids a symptom not a diseaseApr 23, 2011 11:00 pm - It had been a long night for the mother of the sick 8-month-old. The little boy had started with a fever of 102 the previous evening and again was fussy and hot upon wak...
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Gott: Swallowing pills can be a real painApr 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. My mother is 87 years old and has great difficulty swallowing pills. They get stuck in her throat, and she is so afraid of choking she would prefer not to take th...
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On homes and real estate: Help available to raise credit scoreApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My husband and I are hoping to buy our first home next year. By that time, we should have a savings of $25,000 to $30,000 to put down. Neither of us has had great...
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Mortgage Professor: Little-known secret to get payment reducedApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - A mortgage recast is an adjustment in the monthly payment that makes the payment fully amortizing. The recast will be a payment increase when the existing payment is les...
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On the road: Kettle River Paddle FestApr 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Paddle battle Watch kayakers do their stunts and tricks during the white water rodeo, learn to paddle in a clinic, see fireworks and listen to live tunes at the Ket...
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The nation’s housing: FHA rate increases make private lenders more competitiveApr 22, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Is the Federal Housing Administration losing some of its post-boom, post-bust oomph? Is the Obama administration’s plan to gradually throttle back FHA’s hom...
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Super Handyman: Oh, the many ways to hold a nailApr 22, 2011 12:00 am - Nail guns are great, but there still are a lot of times when you need to hammer a nail in the old-fashioned way, by hand! However, if you are not careful, you can end u...
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Home inspector: Should sellers disclose old inspection reports?Apr 22, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We bought our house about six months ago. Since then, we’ve learned that someone else nearly bought the property and that those buyers hired a home inspector. The...
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About Real Estate: IRS to ease aggressive use of tax liens on homeownersApr 22, 2011 12:00 am - Federal liens against the homes of delinquent taxpayers have skyrocketed in recent years, but the Internal Revenue Service is backing down and making it easier for owner...