Lifestyle Columns
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Need to spice up a room? Consider a wallpaper borderOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Wallpaper borders are a very simple way to add some pizazz to a room. The cost is very minimal, and the results are big. Today it's even easier than ever, and the variet...
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Maria Owens makes pork and applesOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - This weekend dozens of people will travel to Maria Owens's property in Winfield for a day of apple picking, hay rides, apple sauce making, games and an unusual chili pot...
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Homemade peanut spread offers flavor with the fatOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - If you love peanuts as much as I do you know the thrill of popping open a can of cocktail peanuts and catching that first hint of roasted peanut aroma; the moment makes ...
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Inspired by nutrition, her grandma and Julia ChildOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Before Julia Child became a culinary legend, Chicagoan Antoinette Pope taught audiences to cook via her daily show “Creative Cookery. Among those watching was a young Re...
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How to fight the freshman 15Oct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - With her stressful junior year behind her, the 18-year-old was able to breathe a sigh of relief and start to enjoy all the big “lasts of a high school senior year. The s...
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Study area sales when making an offer on a houseOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My husband and I are about to make an offer on a house priced at $232,500. It has been on the market for 83 days, and they are willing to negotiate or pay closing...
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Complex system too often leads to last-minute deal killersOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - My mailbox today is stuffed with letters from borrowers encountering a problem that did not exist before 2007: They are being barred from the conventional (non-FHA) mark...
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Simple measures can solve minor basement seepageOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My parents gave us your book when we bought our house last year, and it has been very useful. We have a question regarding problems with our basement and its pour...
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Mel Froney makes smoked pork butt with saffron gravy and dumplingsOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Mel Froney likes his food slow-cooked and his retirement fast-paced. He and his wife, Kathryn, both former teachers, buzz around between church and the library, movies ...
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Smoothing over breakfastOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - With school now in full swing, it's time to re-examine what nutrition experts the world over call The Most Important Meal of the Day. Sad truth is, I hate eating first t...