Lifestyle Columns
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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 ...
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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...