Lifestyle Columns
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Cook of the week: Retiree passes along sage adviceJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - I like to call her the Professor. She's 76-year-old Pat Julian, a mega-watt retiree brimming with culinary tips collected during decades of meal preparation, and she'd l...
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Weathered solar-light lenses require replacementJan 14, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. I have 35 solar lights left out of 50; 15 are missing because of pranksters. The plastic lenses that contain a wire grid are turning white owing to the weather. I...
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Preapprovals less reliable in today's marketJan 14, 2011 10:00 pm - In a tight market, preapprovals are needed more than ever to establish the financial bona fides of home purchasers. Unfortunately, preapprovals have also become less rel...
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Fully finished basement seldom raises market valueJan 14, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. We moved into our house some years ago. It is a 1,056-square-foot ranch house, with a partially finished half of the basement. The other half is just a washer, dr...
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On the road: A winter blues specialJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Chicago Sweet Home Chicago Fight the winter blues with the blues when you book the Chicago Mart Plaza's Winter Blues Package. People travel from around the wor...
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House detective: Remodeling job leads to asbestos fearsJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. We recently remodeled our bathroom and stripped the walls down to the framing. Then we learned from a neighbor that the drywall in our subdivision contains asbest...
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About Real Estate: Tax refunds to be delayedJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - More than 50 million homeowners and other taxpayers who itemize their deductions won't get their tax-refund checks until late spring or perhaps even early summer because...
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The Nation's Housing: FHA flip rulesJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — When you hear that the Obama administration plans to extend a policy that allows low-down-payment financings of “flipped” houses for 2011, your first reacti...
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Super Handyman: Caulking tipsJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Caulking is an easy way to seal up the cracks and gaps between building materials. It can be used to seal around window frames, plumbing pipes, wood-to-brick joints and ...
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Finally, the fishwich grows upJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - I vividly remember eating “fish” sandwiches as a child when the frozen square patties showed up in our local supermarket. I asked my older brother (who, of course, knew ...