Lifestyle Columns
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Child's vomiting worries parentsDec 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My healthy and smart 8-year-old daughter vomits in restaurants. When she was 3, she had a spell of vomiting over the course of a couple of weeks that we could not...
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Robo-signing scandal brings more bad newsDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - In normal times, the disclosure that mortgage lenders have cut corners in foreclosing on delinquent borrowers would have been a ho-hum item to the media. But these are n...
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Mystery powder near chimney not a big dealDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - By Henri de Marne Q. After October's heavy rains, a white powder appeared on some of the decorative bricks surrounding my chimney as it passes through the second flo...
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Airport security deserves a dressing-downDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Did you hear about the woman who stripped down to her altogether on a flight from Chicago to New York last week? She took “dress is optional” to a new level on the Delta...
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It's up to brother to stand up for you or explain himselfDec 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I was very close to my brother's wife until about six years ago, when I learned she was having an affair with a mutual friend. I confronted her and told her I wou...
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Storm windows a wise choice, not a panaceaDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I am considering installing exterior storm windows, but they are expensive. If they will improve energy efficiency very much, I may try to make some myself. What ...
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Are banks unfairly denying certain loan applicants?Dec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A national consumer coalition plans to file a series of landmark federal fair housing complaints beginning Dec. 6 challenging a widespread practice by ban...
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Seller may be liable for undisclosed sewage backupsDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I recently bought a condo apartment in a multistory building. After moving in, I learned that there have been three major sewage leaks in my unit in the past nine...
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A free way to monitor credit on a regular basisDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Few consumers know it, but each of the nation's largest credit bureaus must provide a free credit report each year. Spacing out the freebies is a good way to monitor you...
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Classic cookies fit into modern holiday bakingNov 29, 2010 10:00 pm - In a year of super-fusion cuisine and pumped up pro-biotic, fiber-full foods, it's no wonder that when it comes to holiday cookies we crave comfort. Not cookies coated i...