Lifestyle Columns
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Home inspector challenged by flood disclosuresJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I inspect homes in Ontario, Canada. Our area has had two 100-year floods in the past two years. Many insurance companies will no longer issue flood insurance beca...
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Decks can be built with the environment in mindJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I want to build a deck off my family room sliding glass door. I want it to be as environmentally friendly and energy efficient as possible. What design and materi...
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Federal, state laws protect tenants living in foreclosed propertiesJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A report says that about 40 percent of the millions of property owners facing foreclosure involve tenants who are renting a house, apartment or condominium. Federal and ...
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Stand up and fight for your very own 'Grease Sing-A-Long'Jun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - 'Grease' on demand? "Grease Sing-A-Long" opens next Thursday exclusively at the River East 21 Theater in Chicago. But if Daily Herald readers go online and demand...
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Lame dialogue, awkward acting drag down 'The Last Airbender'Jun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - "The Last Airbender" blows. The main characters in this special-effects stuffed epic don't just bend air. They bend fire, water, earth, plus logic, humor, acting and sto...
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Rice is nice for Fourth of JulyJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - If you're going to have an all-American July 4, we would like to suggest you throw in a little geographic diversity. We figure lots of people will be grilling for the Fo...
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Coastal wines the right match for coastal cuisineJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - "Cooler near the lake" is a meteorological fact of life that signals summer to sweltering Chicagolanders of all ages. Grapes, too, like kids playing at the beach, crave ...
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Move to ban Happy Meal toys makes this writer unhappyJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Hi, I'm Deb and I buy my kids Happy Meals. And sometimes, I even eat them myself. Phew! It felt good to get that off my chest. These days, it seems if we parents feed ou...
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Julie Swieca, of Rolling Meadows, makes tiramisuJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - If the name Julie Swieca sounds familiar, you're probably a Chicago sports fan. Julie spent a decade as a full-time sports reporter, anchor and talk show host at The Sco...
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Lemonade not always a better beverage optionJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Is lemonade a lower-calorie alternative to regular soda? A. Lemonade options have expanded markedly in recent years. Regular lemonade is not necessarily any l...