Lifestyle Columns
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Taking time with patients more beneficial in the endSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Medicine is constantly changing. One area that is garnering a lot of attention is how medicine can become more efficient, especially with how physicians interact with pa...
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You can patch a damaged popcorn ceilingSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I just bought and moved into a cute little house with only one problem: It has textured ceilings with patches missing here and there. I think they call it popcorn...
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Changes to cash reserves, debt ratios upset lendersSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - In the post-crisis market, the Federal Housing Administration has become a major player - and the only player for borrowers with limited cash and not-so-great credit. FH...
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Play it straight when telling friend of pregnancySep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My best friend got married three years ago and has been talking nonstop from before the wedding about having kids. She laid out an elaborate timeline for when the...
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In most cases, landlord must replace broken refrigeratorSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I rent an apartment and my refrigerator recently stopped working. I called my landlord who came by and confirmed that it doesn't work. The landlord told us that n...
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Written agreement necessary if seller stays temporarilySep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I have been wondering what we should have done differently. We closed on the house we were buying, but we didn't take possession until three weeks later. The sell...
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Report sheds new light on impact of late payments on credit scoresSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - A report by the company that created the nation's credit-scoring system provides a rare glimpse into the way late payments or a foreclosure can hurt a borrower's rating....
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"America: The Story of Us" among new DVD releasesSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - "America: The Story of Us" This incredible 12-part series was seen by 40 million people over its six-week run on the History Channel and was the cable station's h...
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'Alpha and Omega' no leader of the (3-D) packSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Early this summer when I was a guest on the now-defunct, local CBS morning news show "Monsters and Money," I was asked about the future of 3-D movies. I said that the bi...
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Falling home values are disheartening, but seller must acceptSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Our home was just appraised, and the results were disappointing. The assessed value was $100,000 lower than our previous appraisal one year ago. This totally shoc...