Lifestyle Columns
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Sometimes you feel like a whiskey nutDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Gift givers, start your ovens! This is the week we usually set aside for making our favorite holiday food gifts for neighbors and friends. Over the years, we've done eve...
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Why your child may need vitamin D supplementsDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - It was a brisk, sunless fall day with early evening fast approaching. The topic was vitamin supplementation, and my pediatric colleague was discussing the merits of dosi...
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A few slips, trip in Cirque's 'Banana Shpeel'Dec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Cirque du Soleil's "Banana Shpeel" earns praise for taking the more intimate circus arts and placing them center stage at the Chicago Theatre. In stadiums like Hoffman E...
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Husband tries trust lying, drinking wifeDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. My wife and I both have wild pasts. We both believe we have found a relationship we can commit to. The potential problem: She enjoys the company of men from work and ...
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When buying real estate, is an e-mailed offer legally binding?Dec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. The buyer has agreed to my terms to a counter, but we only have talked via e-mail. I have not sent his Realtor the signed contract. Am I still obligated by law to go ...
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Get the proper treated lumber to fix border around patioDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. When we purchased our home 15 years ago, the patio had been poured in 4-by-4-foot concrete slabs with redwood in between the slabs. Over time, the wood between the bl...
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Great holiday gift ideas for intrepid travelersDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - "Have you heard about any great travel gifts this year?" asked my old flying partner, Nancy, when we met for our monthly lunch at Lambert Field in St. Louis. "Last year,...
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Owners upset when condo association cuts fountainDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. For the past seven years we have owned a condo on a golf course that we rent out to supplement our income. It is an older community built in the early 1970s, but stil...
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Your deposit is often considered a commitment to rent propertyDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I've been renting a villa in Florida for the last couple of years with an oral agreement on the cost and length of time. This is not through an agent. I sent him a de...
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Taut, realistic 'Brothers' explores real cost of warDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - There's not a single false emotional note in Jim Sheridan's lean and spare war drama "Brothers." The performances of the entire cast - especially Tobey Maguire and the g...