Lifestyle Columns
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Mom's retirement money shouldn't be in real estateOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My family has owned a property for a few generations in the "hub" of a city. The house is ready to come down for sure. We are in the process of subdividing the lot in...
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Get a Handel on classical concerts at Preston Bradley HallOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Get a Handel on classical concerts You can no longer use the excuse of high ticket prices to explain your lack of classical music experience. This fall...
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Being on wrong side of notch point can be costlyOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - PNP, which stands for "pricing notch point," is a value of one of the factors used in pricing goods at which the price changes. In most lines of business, a pricing fact...
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Building inspectors should enforce codes as 'minimum' standardOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. As a carpenter and contractor, I meet building inspectors who allow construction that is not built to code. When I asked one inspector about this, he said he has the ...
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Animated 'Astro Boy' fueled by fun -- but has a conscience, as wellOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - This movie had me at "What? I've got machine guns in my butt?" The slick, computer-animated action film "Astro Boy" will probably not please fans of Tezuka Osamu's origi...
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Willem Dafoe embraces controversial role in 'Antichrist'Oct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Most people probably know Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin from the first blockbuster "Spider-Man" movie. But the two-time Oscar nominee is also a star of what will cert...
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Movie lover scares up annual Flashback conventionOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - I know all about the sacrifices that Mike Kerz made to turn his dream of a horror convention into a reality. I met Mike when he was a manager at One Schaumburg Place Cin...
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'Romeo and Juliet' with a twist -- It's sans RomeosOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Gender-blind R&J Janus Theatre puts a different spin on "Romeo and Juliet" by staging Shakespeare's tragedy about the young star-crossed lovers with an all-female cast. ...
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Homeowners should be aware of 'green' scam artistsOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Millions of homeowners are trying to save energy, but some are unwittingly ripe for a ripoff. Q. A young man came to our door about six weeks ago, and said he could inst...
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Cable gets the scary stuff (well, scary for kids) outOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Shriek to Scream Cable TV channels are kicking into high gear in Halloween mode beginning with Nickelodeon's "Shriek Week." Starting at 7 p.m. today with the "SpongeBob ...