Lifestyle Columns
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Buy pink, eat green to fight breast cancerOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - You can walk for two days or you can walk to the store to support breast cancer prevention and research. During October, which has been Breast Cancer Awareness Month for...
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Karen Goettsche makes spicy sausage dipOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - In a neat stack, piled in front of her on the kitchen table, Karen Goettsche is showing me years of dinner party menus filed alphabetically by guest. Goodness knows, she...
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Toddlers' elbow dislocations likely to recurOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Extending her arms in the air, the child allowed her father to slip on her flannel pajamas. When dad then held her right hand to adjust the sleeve, the toddler decided s...
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Gain spouse, lose low rent? Rules on adding new tenant to leaseOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I have lived by myself in an apartment for the last 12 years. I am planning to get married in the fall and I am in the middle of a 12-month lease where I am the only ...
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It's important county recorder gets proof of mortgage payoffOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Once a mortgage and/or a refinance is completely paid off, does one need to keep all the original paperwork? A. I hesitate to tell you it's all right to throw ou...
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Readers often ask about best bathroom caulkOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. A few months ago or longer, someone asked about the best bathroom tile grout, which I purchased and really liked. My husband cleaned off the shelf I thought I put it ...
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Living trust appoints a successor trustee to handle propertyOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My aunt died a few weeks ago. She lived in her home for more than 40 years. Her husband died before her, and she has no children. She had one sibling, my mom, who is ...
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Many borrowers duped into taking loans with higher ratesOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Of all the issues that have bedeviled regulators and legislators dealing with consumer protection, perhaps the most troublesome have been abuses connected to mortgage lo...
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Front-loading washers are more energy efficientOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Our old clothes washer is leaking, so we need to buy a new one. We have a large family and do a lot of laundry, so efficiency is important. What are the most effi...
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Doing mower maintenance now ensures it's ready to go come springtimeOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Some of us are finally starting to see the end of another mowing season, and what a relief that is! But before you store your lawn mower away for the season, you need to...