Lifestyle Columns
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Dried egg whites key to no-bake berry pieJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Hurrah! The DuPage County Fair opens today. If you've missed all the great summer fun at this annual event, this is the year to start or renew a family tradition and rec...
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The case of the hiding tonsil stones hits teenJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - This case was a little like the unfortunate customer who brings his chronically noisy car into the shop, only to have the vehicle purr like a kitten for the expectant me...
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Reducing the risk of another mortgage messJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The basic facts about the financial crisis that originated in the home mortgage market are not in dispute: The housing bubble that preceded the financial crisis was rein...
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Roofing job causing issues with cathedral ceiling, water stainsJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. About four years ago our condo association decided to give us new roofs. After the roof was put on, I noticed they forgot to reinstall the soffit vents. It took t...
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Relative must give gifts without prejudiceJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Birthdays and holidays have always been a big deal in my family. Over the years, I have sent my nieces packages and cards for Easter, Valentine's Day and other mi...
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Hush now, liens really do die after two yearsJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I read your explanation of how liens against your home will die a natural death, but I was given different information by several attorneys. If you wait out the t...
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Itasca Giving Garden having its best year yetJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - From the trading pit at the Board of Trade to the community garden plots in Itasca. That's how far Marty Lundeen has come since walking away from his career as a bond tr...
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No 'Ovation' for shallow kids musical that never should have been madeJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - "Standing Ovation" is a spiritually bankrupt, morally reckless, ethically unhinged and emotionally vacant musical comedy about a group of tweenies who can't act, sing or...
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Quick fixes to ease aging in placeJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - "Aging in place" is something we all are doing. Some of us are moving faster than others, but this is also a new catchphrase being used to describe the option of staying...
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A few flaws mar Bard's playful 'Twelfth Night'Jul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Typically, a director sets a Shakespeare play in an alternate era to make a social or political statement. Cases in point: Robert Falls' unrelentingly violent 2006 produ...