Lifestyle Columns
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FHA financing once was frowned upon, but no longerMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - As anyone who has attempted to obtain mortgage financing to buy a condominium recently knows, it isn't easy. Once a significant player in the housing market, the FHA has...
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Bad septic system raises all-too-common problem for buyerMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Buyers who have never lived before in a home with a septic system don't realize how costly they can be to repair. Q. We purchased a home in a rural area and had the prop...
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New on DVD: 'Where The Wild Things Are'Mar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - "Where The Wild Things Are" This great-looking film was adapted from Maurice Sendak's classic story. Sendak sets the story inside a young boy's imagination, and t...
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'Biggest Loser' casting call SaturdayMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Calling all 'Losers' The NBC reality competition series "The Biggest Loser" comes to Chicago looking for contestants in an open casting call from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m...
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'Public Enemies' wasn't exactly an Oscar contenderMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - 'Enemies' forgotten? Dear Dann: What is your opinion as to why "Public Enemies" was not nominated for anything? Is it true what they say about the Academy "forget...
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Asphalt shingles should not be installed over wooden onesMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. The home we are buying has a new asphalt shingle roof. It was installed by the seller over the old wood shingles. Our home inspector says this is a substandard instal...
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Tankless heaters provide sufficient flow of hot water to a homeMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I thought about replacing my old gas water heater with a tankless one to save money. I heard there is limited hot water from a tankless one and the hot water temperat...
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Get your garage organized, and you may even be able to park there!Mar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - With privilege comes responsibility, and that's true for garages as much as anything else. Most garages are full of all sorts of things besides our cars. Some are so cro...
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'Brooklyn's Finest' a brooding mess of Hollywood hokumMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - "These streets," an undercover cop named Tango tells an ex-con kingpin, "have an expiration date!" What? Did he really say that? The streets have an expiration date? Thi...
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Muti offers hints to CSO's futureMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Riccardo Muti, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 10th music director, is ready to officially unveil his imprint on the orchestra beginning this fall. As announced last we...