Lifestyle Columns
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Medical devices not always effective for other usesFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My father, age 93, suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). I have read about a device called a "lung flute." Can this device be used to help break ...
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How much should you bundle up baby?Feb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - It was a long, cold, winter's week, and all the first-time parents in with their days-old infants were asking the same newborn-care questions: how high should household ...
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Reverse mortgages: No risk of becoming another subprime fiascoFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Part five of a series. Previous columns in the series have appeared Sundays in Homes Plus. Reverse mortgages are for seniors who don't have enough spendable income to me...
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Tile grout can be cleaned or even replacedFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. About eight years ago we put a ceramic-tile floor in our kitchen. The tile has held up beautifully. However, over the years the grout has become quite dark in som...
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An aggressive price might prompt quick sale before foreclosureFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My wife and I have been served with foreclosure papers. I read your column and I know that I have seven months from when we were served to pay off the mortgage. ...
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Let Grandma be herself when visitingFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My wife shares my views of the extreme difficulty, on a few fronts, of her mother's extended visits to our home. My wife is amenable to discussions with her mom, ...
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Sellers have little, if anything, to gain by waiting with two mortgagesFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My wife and I are 79 years young, and we bought another home in a town 185 miles away from our first home. We are the original owners of our first home and have k...
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Tenant seeks special treatment after buying houseFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I have been a tenant in a rental home for the last few years. A few months ago I signed a new 12-month lease but I just bought a new home and will be moving in ne...
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How you use a spare bedroom will not add value to the homeFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Converting an unused bedroom into a den or weight room rarely adds to or reduces the value of a property. Q. Our son recently moved out of our home, so now we have a...
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Most bathroom toilet repairs are easy and inexpensiveFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - The "throne" in most of our homes is the toilet. We'd be in trouble without it. But sometimes they do have problems. Thankfully, most are simple to fix. We'll cover the ...