Lifestyle Columns
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Do-it-yourself solar water heating best done passivelyMar 03, 2011 12:30 am - By James Dulley Q. We have two teenage daughters who take long showers. Our water heating costs are probably very high. We are on a tight budget, but I want to use s...
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Clear rules will help homeowners board in claims of discriminationMar 02, 2011 11:00 pm - In “A Nation Of Victims,” 1993, Charles J. Sykes, theorizes that we have become a culture of whiners who refuse to accept responsibility for anything and are always look...
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Read fine print when determining home inspector's liabilityMar 02, 2011 11:00 pm - By Barry Stone Q. We purchased a townhouse about five months ago, and now we have major problems with the heating and cooling equipment. Our contractor said the furn...
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Hax: Is girlfriend worth three-month wait?Mar 02, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I have been seeing a woman for about four months and we’ve been dating maybe once per week on average. We are in our 30s. My girlfriend has recently started back...
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Natural salts worth their, uh, saltFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Salt enhances almost every food it touches. Even chocolate-covered caramels topped with a few gray sea salt grains taste sweeter. Yes, I know salt has been deemed this ...
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Gross earwax is actually a good thingFeb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - I hit a roadblock — not a concrete one, but it might as well have been. I was examining a cute little 20-month-old and just could not see her right eardrum. The culprit:...
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How to fairly compare third-party mortgage feesFeb 26, 2011 1:00 am - The previous article in this series on certified lender networks described how such networks will provide competitive loan pricing. This article describes how the networ...
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Cantilevered floor leaves reader hearing squeaksFeb 26, 2011 1:00 am - Q. My house was constructed using cantilever floor support so beams and posts were minimized. The floors in our three bedrooms above the garage use this system to el...
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On homes and real estate: Paying off a private loanFeb 26, 2011 1:00 am - Q. My husband and I are close to paying off a vacation property we purchased 15 years ago with a private mortgage. Our names are already on the deed, and we have bee...
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by Carolyn hax: High drama does not translate to a good relationshipFeb 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. Are high-drama relationships ever good ones? My boyfriend and I usually have a huge argument every couple of weeks (not disagreements, but fights where we yell at...