Lifestyle Columns
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Spring-loaded, retractable screens wont hide your beautiful front doorApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I do not like the appearance of a screen door over my front door, but I would like to get some light and natural ventilation through it. What options do I have ot...
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Elgin Symphony's spring festival opens with Hollywood themeMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - American film composers, both from today and earlier generations, will be the focus of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's annual spring festival April 16-May 1. The multiwee...
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Sauteed asparagus puts spring in your stepMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - To us, it would not seem like an Easter celebration without a platter of asparagus spears. We always tend to serve the same foods each year - ham, potato salad, deviled ...
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Amy Winters makes Chicago-style deep-dish pizzaMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Nine years after their wedding, Amy and Jonathan Winters are finally going to have a short honeymoon when they travel next month to the Pillsbury Bake-Off in Orlando. Am...
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Ways to cut calories from that piece of cakeMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. If I skip the frosting on cake, will I remove most of the calories? A. Calorie content of cake and frosting vary substantially depending how they're made, but you may...
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Good fats can find a place in your healthy food planMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - A recent article I recently read online stated: "The low-fat craze has long since passed." I agree, and I'm pleased. It's true that back in the early 90s low-fat and no-...
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Spreading Easter cheer with organic jelly beans and beerMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - According to those folks who track such things, the average person will spend $17.29 on Easter candy this year. That's a 4 percent increase over last year, according to ...
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Blago still on 'Apprentice' despite not being able to use a laptopMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - His portrait might never hang on the governors' wall in our Capital, but Rod Blagojevich will be allowed to hang around on "The Celebrity Apprentice" for at least anothe...
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What parents need to know about CPRMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - With focus and determination, the nurse worked over her little patient, alternating two rescue breaths and 30 chest compressions to pump life back into the young victim....
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Cracked mirror remains a mystery to ownerMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. A renowned local bathroom remodeler performed work for me almost five years ago, which included providing and installing a bathroom mirror above the sink, the dim...