Lifestyle Columns
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Ridley Scott's 'Robin Hood' a passionless, joyless taleMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Zounds! What hath Ridley Scott done to ye old Robin Hood and his band of merry men? You know, the beloved English outlaw who took from the rich and gave to the poor in o...
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By-the-numbers 'Just Wright' gets it almost rightMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - There are moments in the trite rom-com "Just Wright" when executive producer Queen Latifah looks unbelievably stunning in an evening gown, or just swaddled in a set of o...
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Beans 'incomplete,' but still good for youMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Why do registered dietitians recommend beans as a protein source when they are considered an incomplete protein? A. Beans offer many advantages as a protein so...
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Go organic, do your homework to avoid GMO foodsMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Genetically-modified foods sit on supermarket shelves largely unnoticed because those foods do not have to be identified on the label or in the ingredient list as geneti...
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Welcome warm weather with seasonal brewsMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - I think we've finally hit the point in the year where we can keep our coats in the closet. The warmer weather not only means a change in outerwear, but a change in what ...
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Renee Burns makes shrimp and scallop kebabsMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Your children eat avocados, right? And zucchini, garlic, green peppers and fennel? How about salmon, calamari, shrimp and scallops? Renee Burns' children do, well, not...
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Your teen still needs to sleep like a babyMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - School was going pretty well, and with a number of B's and a smattering of A's to show for his effort, the high school freshman should have been pleased with his academi...
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Woman struggles with how to explain 'parting gift' in divorceMay 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I am 30, and going through a divorce. Against my better judgment but still employing two forms of birth control, the husband I'm divorcing and I were intimate....
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Professional courtesy, not law, guides agent's decisionMay 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. We've been looking for a house for about a year. We went to an open house and liked the house. We called later and asked to see it again. Today, we were out wi...
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Previous owner's share of property tax is paid at closingMay 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My wife and I bought a house in McHenry County last year. We just got our tax bill and it is much higher than we thought it would be. We also did not get enough m...