Lifestyle Columns
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Tips to keep your bags from taking flightFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Last week when Kelly Cline traveled with her 9-month-old baby to the Bahamas, she lost it. It wasn't that she became so violent that flight attendants had to handcuff he...
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These shopping secrets help solve the reverse mortgage puzzleFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Part four of a series. As noted in the previous columns in this series, the financial crisis has made the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), insured by the Federal...
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Explore your various options to end a time shareFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My lady friend and I own three time shares in Pompano Beach, Fla., and Las Vegas. I'm 79, and we've decided to sell all three. We have been scammed in the past by...
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Rather than argue, talk about kids' study habitsFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I am a mother of two teenage girls, 16 and 13. They are both bright. Both of them, however, have a habit that drives me completely out of my mind. Neither one...
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Conflicting inspection reports pose a disclosure problemFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. Our home is listed for sale. We accepted an offer a few weeks ago, but the buyers canceled the deal after the home inspection. The home inspector reported numerou...
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New on DVD: TCM's greatest sci-fi, romanceFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Turner Classic Movies and Warner Home Video have teamed up again for three new collections of classic films. The collaboration began over a year ago with Romantic Dramas...
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Humidity level in a home is a matter of personal comfortFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My kids have allergies, so I am not sure how humid the air should be inside my house during winter and summer. What is a good target humidity level and what is th...
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Discourage thieves by cleverly hiding your valuablesFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Many people have home alarms for added security. But the longer a thief has to stay in your home to find your valuables, the more likely he is to be caught, or at least ...
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Some homebuyers are confused by new federal rules for 'closing'Feb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - A new law limits the amount homebuyers can be charged for the expenses involved in getting a loan, but some prospective borrowers don't know how the complicated guidelin...
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'Dear John' deals romance a dose of realityFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Romance movies like Lasse Hallstrom's "Dear John" will either make you swoon with affection for its war-crossed lovers, or break out in hives as it knocks down testoster...