Lifestyle Columns
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How much weight do you need to lose to achieve health benefitsFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. How much weight does an overweight person have to lose in order to achieve any health benefit? A. Even modest loss, without necessarily getting down to a weigh...
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Kids-focused Justin Roberts to perform at CODFeb 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Like his contemporaries Laurie Berkner and Ralph Covert, Justin Roberts writes children's songs that are witty and sophisticated enough for adults to enjoy (and even sin...
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Dann pegs 'Avatar,' 'Hurt Locker' as best bets for the final Oscar cutJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - If things go down as I suspect they will at the 82nd annual Oscar nominations announcement Tuesday morning, it'll be a battle of the ex-spouses as James Cameron's scienc...
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'Spitting up' isn't always harmless in infantsJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - It was off to the pediatric emergency department for the concerned woman and her little son. The mother had to find out why, for the past 48 hours, her 1-month-old was e...
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Let real estate agent's managing broker know of poor performanceJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My husband and I have been interested in a house for quite awhile. It is a nice house that needs work, so we made a reasonable offer. However, someone else made a...
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Despite collections efforts, some landlords never see a dimeJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. For the past 20 years I have been buying and managing rental homes and I have to say that these days tenants are worse than I have ever experienced. Not all tenan...
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Air leaks can draw excessive dust into homeJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I have a problem with dust in my house. Our house is 63 years old. We have lived here for 18 years and have made numerous changes in the house. We are very clean ...
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All lifetime annuities are not created equalJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Part three of a series. Some seniors who have equity in their home want the security of a fixed lifetime annuity, and don't care about leaving the home or any equity be...
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Winter travel package at InterContinentalJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago Martinis and shopping anyone? See why out-of-towners are dazzled by Chicago when you snag a winter travel package offered by the InterContinental Chicago. Book t...
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Reality messes with independent mother's plansJan 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I've always considered myself an independent person. I am a married, full-time working mother of two young children, so I've got my hands full, but I've always pr...