Lifestyle Columns
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Property manager blamed for dryrotDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I am a property manager with a client who has a maintenance contract with a termite company. They noted dry rot two years in a row, but the reports go to the owne...
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Install insulation for energy efficiencyDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Adding insulation to your attic is one of the most effective things you can do to save energy dollars during the wintertime. It's not that hard to do, either, with the l...
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With home sales slow, it's no time for sellers to get greedyDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Like a bird in the hand, a full-price offer in today's tepid housing market is better than two in the bush. Q. We made a full-price offer on a home that was listed f...
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Get connected with your inner wine geekDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - When friends introduce you as a “wine expert,” do you smile demurely, but agree? Do you have several bottles open and resealed in the ‘fridge? Do you always get your rec...
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Chestnuts unique from other nutsDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. How does the nutritional value of chestnuts compare to other nuts? A. Chestnuts are really quite different nutritionally than other nuts, such as walnuts, almond...
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Spreadsheets meet family recipesDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - When you get creative as a financial accountant, indictments and a nice, cozy jail cell may result. So Deborah Peters plays it straight at work and cooks the books at ho...
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Restaurants serving more healthful foodsDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Here's to you! You say you're more health conscious when eating out and a new study supports you. According to The NPD Group, a Rosemont-based market research company, A...
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Cookbooks for gift givingDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - The holiday's are almost here and since I love cookbooks they are the first gifts I consider for friends and family. Here are the 2010 releases that made my good-for-giv...
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Grow a frugal garbage gardenDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - As a child, you might have grown a sweet potato plant in a glass of water. The tuber's eyes grow slips, and the slips can be removed, rooted and planted outside. You can...
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Flatbread crackers cheaper to makeDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - We just love crispy flatbread “crackers,” but they're so darned expensive to buy. This is basically nothing more than flour and water cheap ingredients, to say the leas...