Lifestyle Columns
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Drury Lane aims for show of epic proportionsMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Drury Lane gets epic Drury Lane Theatre Oak Brook promises its revival of the Stephen Flaherty-Lynn Ahrens' musical "Ragtime" - about immigrant life in America at...
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Diane Caldwell makes a Pear-Strawberry Gorgonzola TartMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - There are those who are all about simple and easy entertaining, and then there's Diane Caldwell. Fussing over beautiful food and tablescapes tops her list of favorite p...
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Blagojevich serves up humiliation in 'Celebrity Apprentice' debutMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Condemned for his crimes against the gods, Sisyphus of Greek mythology was sentenced to roll a boulder up a mountain for eternity. Impeached and humiliated, former Illin...
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Scale back daily weigh-insMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I am a 61-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer, parathyroid disease and knee problems. I had a lumpectomy for the cancer seven years ago, a parathyroidectom...
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Undescended testes more common for premature boysMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I hadn't seen my 7-year-old patient for a while, and though I'd missed the boy and his delightful family, I was certainly happy for them. After experiencing a number of ...
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Fiberglass Spackling tape keeps cracks from returningMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I have a friend who recently renovated her condo. All of the ceilings have radiant heat, and the only cracks are in the kitchen and bathroom. The cracks are sever...
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Contract provision may allow offer to expireMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We put an offer in on a home about two months ago. It is a short sale. We were told it would take about 30 days for the seller's mortgage company to approve the s...
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Easy steps to handle a not-so-easy situation: divorceMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. Recently friends of ours announced they were getting divorced. The two families get together often. Obviously with a divorce is going to come separation of the pa...
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Ongoing drainage problem should be repaired, or disclosed to a buyerMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My home is about three years old. When the builder's one-year warranty was still in effect, I notified him that water drained into the garage during rainy weather. He...
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If you've always wanted a kitchen island, make your ownMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Kitchen islands are really great if you have the extra room in your kitchen. They don't have to be fancy, built-in models, either. If you are a little creative, you can ...