Lifestyle Columns
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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...
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Marriott revives classic 'Fiddler on the Roof'Feb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Ross Lehman and Paula Scrofano star as the milkman Tevye and his wife Golde in Marriott Theatre's production of "Fiddler on the Roof," the Sheldon Harnick-Joseph Stein m...
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Winemakers brave the cold for ice wineFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Wine farmers are a tough bunch. When their climate is warm and sunny, they make warm, sunny wines like California Chardonnay or Australian Shiraz. And when the weather t...
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'Jersey Boy' Ingersoll may have a new hitFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - A Broadway film crew set up shop last week at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights. They were on hand to capture what has become a surefire sellout...
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Oatmeal good for your heart, good for others tooFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Brighten someone's day, help the hungry, help your heart. You can hit that trifecta by downloading Quaker's "OatMail" application. The program sends to a person of your ...
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Fish oil good for long life, your telomeresFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Your mother might have told you that eating fish can make you smarter. What she didn't know is that regular consumption of fish oil might help you live longer. In a rece...
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Attic 'thumps' may just be fluctuations in the woodFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. Every once in a while, when it is quiet in the morning, I hear a thump that seems to come from my attic. There are no animals in my attic, so where does that thum...