Lifestyle Columns
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Process to evict nonpaying tenant can be delayed by misstepsJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I rented my condominium to a guy about two and a half years ago. I never had a problem with him. Six months ago, he signed a lease for another year. Two months in...
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Make sure county recorder receives your good newsJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We just made our last mortgage payment. I heard there should be one more thing to do, which is to obtain a recording with the local county office. What do we need fro...
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Only one reverse mortgage program left, but still plenty of optionsJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - This is the second column in a three-part series that began last Sunday in Homes Plus. The third installment will appear in next Sunday's Daily Herald. As noted in the f...
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Bleach may cut odor coming from sink drainJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We have a weird problem. We have a 19-year-old ranch home with a basement in the Chicago suburbs. A few weeks ago, I noticed a mold/mildew smell coming from our m...
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Confronting Ford: Will Dann go to 'Extraordinary Measures' to get truth?Jan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - In 1982, I vowed I would never interview Harrison Ford again. That vow stood for 28 years. Every time the Chicago-born actor returned to the Windy City to promote his la...
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Get to know the Warner Bros.Jan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Warner Brothers Pictures was started by, not surprisingly, the four Warner brothers, and their first big star was Rin Tin Tin. They were also responsible for the first t...
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Buyers should do 'homework' before choosing an inspectorJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - There are several steps that home buyers should take to help ensure the inspector they hire is a good one. Q. We are buying our first home. You recently wrote that all b...
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You haven't seen a Spartacus like this oneJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm Spartacus! The Starz cable channel sexes up the ancient Spartacus story in the new series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand." Think of a beefcake version of "Xena: W...
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Shortcomings abound in apocalyptic horror tale 'Legion'Jan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Five things I learned about God and angels from watching Scott Stewart's apocalyptic horror tale "Legion:" 1. God may demand obedience from angels, but secretly loves th...
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If only 'Tooth Fairy' hurt less than a root canalJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Look, I'd be willing to pull out all of my teeth and place them under my pillow if I could only, instead of a few measly dollars, retrieve the 101 minutes of my life I l...