Lifestyle Columns
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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 ...
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Up for a double dip of Brandon Jackson?Feb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Brandon T. Jackson can be seen in two movies this weekend. He plays a comical Tooth Fairy associate in Dwayne Johnson's "The Tooth Fairy." But his character in "Percy Ja...
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Heating contractor either unqualified or deliberately misleadingFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I think my heating contractor is trying to rip me off. I hired him to clean my forced air furnace, but he wants to sell me a new one. My furnace makes a few crack...
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How to peek the peace on association boardsFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Many associations have a problem getting enough people to serve on the board due to apathy, but that is another subject, for another column, on another day. Other associ...
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New on DVDFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - "Celtic Thunder: It's Entertainment" Celtic Thunder came to the attention of the American public with the group's PBS specials. Paul Michael Byrom, George Donaldson, Kei...
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Cupid misses bigtime on 'Valentine's Day'Feb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - "Valentine's Day" - strategically released just before the title's namesake holiday - presents 20 main characters or so in a constant, high-speed rotation on the silver ...
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Dull script, bland characters curse 'The Wolfman'Feb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Here's a supposedly scary movie that thinks ripped body parts, spraying blood, video-game-quality CGI werewolves, false scares and Anthony Hopkins are frightening enough...
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Stupidity strikes down 'Lightning Thief'Feb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Somebody stole Zeus' lightning bolt, and if the king of the gods doesn't get it back in 10 days, he'll destroy the world. What? Over a stupid lightning bolt? Who stole i...
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Vicki Keller makes pie crust; recipe a family heirloomFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Rhubarb pie is part of the dowery for farm-raised baker
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Fill your jar with easy sugar cookiesFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Over lunch, I mentioned to my friend Karen Latta that I was looking for a good rolled sugar-cookie recipe like I used to make with my grandmother. She immediately offere...