Lifestyle Columns
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Reader needs help identifying particular drawing salveMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I am trying to find a particular drawing salve that my grandmother, mother and I have used. It looks like a large Tootsie Roll and comes wrapped in a tan piece of rol...
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Exciting results against pancreatic cancerMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Every once in a while, a piece of medical research crosses my desk that I feel has the potential to change how medicine is practiced. Today is one of those days. A recen...
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'Hurt Locker' earns best-picture Academy AwardMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - In an evening where all the winners pretty much lined up as expected, Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" won the Best Picture statuette during the 82nd a...
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Future retiree sets sights on combo loanMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I am 58 years old and looking to buy a new home. I won't be able to pay off this home before I retire, but I would like my payment to drop at retirement because m...
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Pets onboard become a peeve for some travelersMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Did you hear about the lady who let the cat out of the bag, literally? Last week when the owner was going through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, the a...
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Rent incentive not worth layoff's consequencesMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My husband's company transferred us to the Chicago area in late 2008. We found a fantastic rental home in a quiet neighborhood and signed a two-year lease in Febr...
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Separation of beam's layers is serious issueMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I am writing with a question about arched laminated beams that are a main structural element in my 27-year-old home. There are three beams in total, about 80 feet in ...
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Think things through before taking back a mortgageMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. Please comment on the pros and cons of taking back a mortgage. My husband is attempting to sell his deceased father's house and was asked to take back a mortgage....
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Remarried dad considers impact of a third childMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I'm a 37-year-old dad to two kids, recently remarried. Before I met my current wife I had no desire for more kids. I have 40 percent custody of the kids, and I lo...
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FHA financing once was frowned upon, but no longerMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - As anyone who has attempted to obtain mortgage financing to buy a condominium recently knows, it isn't easy. Once a significant player in the housing market, the FHA has...