Lifestyle Columns
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How healthy is your marriage?Dec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - While I'm away, readers give the advice. • On gauging the health of a marriage: I have a simple metric for making a determination. Marriages need love, trust, honor, res...
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Etiquette doesn't travel very wellDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Last week, while traveling home for Christmas from California, my cousin Tom had a knee-jerking response. Literally. The passenger seated in front of him reclined his se...
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About real estate: How to deal with a trespassing poochDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - There are alternatives to calling the local dogcatcher when a neighbor's roaming pet keeps coming into your yard. Q. My neighbor's dog gets out of his backyard a few...
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Readers offer advice on facing challengesDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - While I am taking some time off, my readers offer their views. On nursing a marriage through scary times A. Two-plus years ago, tongue cancer knocked me d...
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Sparkling spirits makes NYE celebrations bubblyDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - I love the confetti and streamers, the silly hats and noise makers, the Navy Pier fireworks and worldwide countdowns, but what I love most about New Year's Eve is the no...
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Greens on the table mean more green in your pocketDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Call us superstitious, but we're simply not taking any chances this year on the New Year's Day food front. If ever we needed luck and money, probably like a lot of you, ...
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10 things to shop for after ChristmasDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - The best bargains can often be found after Christmas. If you didn't get what you wanted from your holiday wish list, it's likely that you'll find it for less during year...
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They nourished our souls: Cooks of the Year 2010Dec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - A wise kindergarten teacher once told me that the best parents are nurturers. The best cooks are the same way.
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Vitamin C may reduce complications after heart surgeryDec 25, 2010 10:00 pm - A recent medical study discovered that intravenous vitamin C can reduce the risk of a serious heart arrhythmia after heart surgery. A common complication of heart surge...
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PADS may be cause of chronic abdominal painDec 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My 14-year-old daughter suffered with chronic abdominal pain and nausea for nearly a year. We took her to three gastroenterologists, subjected her to every test k...