Lifestyle Columns
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Sister, brother clash over late parents' homeFeb 25, 2011 12:00 am - Co-owning a house can lead to big problems, especially when one owner wants to sell and the other wants to keep it. Q. My brother and I inherited our parents' home w...
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Give your tile a facelift with new groutFeb 25, 2011 12:00 am - Tile lasts a long time, but the grout is another story. It can become stained and cracked over time. You can give that wall or floor a facelift by just scraping out the ...
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On the road: City hotels offer spring packagesFeb 24, 2011 10:00 pm - Chicago Put some spring in your step Just because you can't spend spring break at the shore, you can still have an adventure that includes cultural attractions...
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Homeowner gets shoddy work for a reasonFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I hired a concrete contractor to replace the foundation on my 1907 house. I was responsible for engineering and permits but did not get either. He proceeded wit...
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Local charity cookbook takes national awardFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - The Kids Feeding Kids Club of Barrington has another $5,000 in its coffers after its fundraising cookbook took first place in a community cookbook contest. The philanthr...
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Lemon Chicken makes short work of dinnerFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Are you a food watcher or a food doer? With so many channels and so many programs about cooking and food, it’s a wonder we ever get off the sofa and go fix dinner! When ...
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Don't wait til summer to pull out the whitesFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - In the warm breeze of summer, we want brisk white wines with no more weight than a cotton blouse – like Pinot Grigio – to refresh salads, light seafood and alfresco even...
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Tapping into the healing potential of bio-energyFeb 19, 2011 10:00 pm - A recent medical review examined the research behind bio-energy healing therapies like Reiki, healing touch, qigong and others. What was discovered is that there is reas...
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Rental Forum: 'One size fits all' charge for wear and tear?Feb 19, 2011 12:00 am - Q. The couple renting my home moved out last month, and their 3-year-old destroyed the mini-blinds. Is that considered normal or routine? The carpet is also damaged ...
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Mortgage Professor: Lock your loan without worryFeb 19, 2011 12:00 am - This is the second column in a series examining the mortgage crisis. The initial article of this series examined why the first generation of third-party, multilende...