Lifestyle Columns
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Use this formula to calculate your home's energy efficiencyOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I want to make my house more energy efficient. I am not sure what improvements it needs and I don't want to invest in a professional energy audit. What do I need and ...
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'Vampire's Assistant' loses its bite in latest incarnationOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - When you come out of Paul Weitz's comic horror film "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," you don't feel like you've watched a real movie. It's more like the pilot...
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Get your oven in tiptop shape for the holidaysOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The countdown to Thanksgiving and other family get-togethers has begun, and if your oven isn't clean or working properly, you'd better get moving on repairs soon. Here a...
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Whiny blogger movies hopefully won't become a trendOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Reel Life review: 'Motherhood' Already this year, I've seen two movies about whiny, inferiority-complexed women who seek personal validation by writing blogs about their...
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Don't let butter, spice overwhelm apple crispOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - During the past month my husband and I spent a few weekends canvassing the apple orchards of Northern Illinois. Thanks to a great growing season, the trees were bursting...
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California Chardonnay sheds oak, wins fansOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - I have a confession: I'm beginning to like California Chardonnay. Maybe it's the vintage. The currently available 2007s are lush yet refreshing, with layers of fruit fla...
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Nancy Smith makes Crunchy Honey-Mustard TilapiaOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - What should you do when a dozen cordial glasses appear on your front porch one morning, lined up next to the daily newspaper? Throw a cordial party, of course, with fanc...
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'Caroline, or Change' takes top honors at Jeff AwardsOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - For all the accolades Drury Lane Oak Brook and Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire earned for its productions of "Miss Saigon" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream...
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Tackle pain with a combination of therapiesOct 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Last week, I attended the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Management in Phoenix. Along with being happy about the weather there, I was equally pleased tha...
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Time for more aggressive hemorrhoids treatmentOct 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I am a 58-year-old post-menopausal female. I have four grown children between the ages of 28 and 38, all of whom were delivered vaginally. I am a small person - 4 fee...