Lifestyle Columns
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Pinot still peaking after all these yearsJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - It's no surprise that Hollywood would try and try again to cash in on wine's romance, especially with vineyards ripening just outside the studio lot. But what has surpri...
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Lemon juice no weight loss miracleJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. Is it true that drinking lemon juice helps people lose weight? A. Lemon juice may offer some help for weight loss, but it's not the unique secret weapon portraye...
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Dad takes growing and eating local to heartJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - There's nothing halfway about the culinary transformation that's taken place during the past several years at the Zielinski household in Arlington Heights. From a diet t...
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Thoughts on outdoor activities go from sledding to campingJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - When you step outside today you're not likely to think about camping. But as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, the ground will thaw, the temperatures will climb and ou...
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Taking more medications not the answerJan 08, 2011 10:00 pm - Last week, I read an interesting article about health care. The author believed the problems with health care, including rising costs and the increased incidence of many...
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Sarcoidosis affects organs in unseen waysJan 08, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. My wife was diagnosed with multi-organ sarcoidosis. It has caused a third-degree heart block. It has been identified in her lungs, brain, liver, lymph nodes and h...
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Divorce decree does not exempt ex from mortgage obligationJan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. What are my granddaughter's options? She and her husband divorced, and the decree stated the husband could have the house provided he refinanced or sold within 90...
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Friendships lost when burglar hits friend's homeJan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. My partner and I have been good friends with a woman we've known for years Last summer, during her vacation, she asked me to help repair a small item in her ho...
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Handel gets a jazz twistJan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Nice Handel bars Breaking the classical sound barrier, the annual Too Hot to Handel: Jazz-Gospel Messiah will have you leaping to your feet and throwing in a few “a...
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Reducing certain mortgage balances could save taxpayers moneyJan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. In modifying mortgages to make them affordable to borrowers, the loan balance is seldom reduced. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in particular don't use balance reduct...