Lifestyle Columns
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Small gestures of good, bad leave lasting marks on kidsJan 30, 2011 11:00 pm - A smart kid with good grades, Michael Spivak came from a supportive family and had just celebrated a successful bar mitzvah that ushered him into manhood. But he still w...
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Medication may be to blame for excessive urinationJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. I urinate four to five times a night and almost every hour or more during the day. I have seen urologists and have been tested, with negative results. My body and...
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Test for moisture before installing engineered flooringJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I live in a condominium whose ground floor is on a concrete pad. The front of the condo is about three feet below grade. The land slopes down, so the main part of the...
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Roadblocks prevent authorized card users from buying homesJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - Q. The underwriter assigned to my mortgage rejected it on the grounds my excellent credit score may be due to my being an authorized user on my grandfather's credit card...
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Super Handyman: Create more space in your garageJan 28, 2011 12:00 am - Garage storage is always a challenge for most do-it-yourselfers. When you are looking for more space, look up. That's right — you can create super storage areas that are...
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Home inspector often cannot see cracks inside furnaceJan 27, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We bought our home several months ago, and our home inspector found no specific problems with the furnace. He said it was old and should be serviced by a heating comp...
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By David Myers/About real estate: Agriculture department offers zero-down home loansJan 27, 2011 12:00 am - By David Myers Q. You recently wrote that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering for sale several farms and other properties that it has foreclosed on in rur...
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Jordan Shifrin/Condo talk: Running the perfect homeowners association meetingJan 26, 2011 11:00 pm - By Jordan Shifrin Are you spending your entire life going to meetings? Are you tired, run down, and fatigued? Ask any veteran member of an association board of directors...
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Weber, Better Homes and Gardens seek local grilling gurusJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Were you the one who brushed the snow off the grill and tended to the flame-cooked fare for Sunday's playoff festivities? If you have an enthusiasm for grilling, a great...
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Choose a variety of produce for optimum freshnessJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. I only have time to grocery shop once every seven to ten days. How can I include plenty of vegetables and fruits without losing lots of them to spoilage by the en...