Lifestyle Columns
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Lawmakers may consider reducing home-interest deductionOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Some popular real estate tax deductions could be reduced or even eliminated as Congress seeks ways to cut the deficit and pay for new programs. Q. Is it true that Co...
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TV3: Farm Aid goes satellite with DirecTVOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Farm Aid goes satellite DirecTV has been trying to program its 101 Network with the best of lost and almost forgotten TV series, but this weekend it scores a major conce...
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Romeros kick off Elgin Symphony's 60th anniversary seasonOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The Romeros, a world-renowned guitar quartet, will take center stage at Hemmens Theatre this weekend when the Elgin Symphony Orchestra opens its 60th anniversary season....
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Barrymore whips it good as director of roller comedySep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Every frame in the fun, breezy, coming-of-age roller derby dramedy "Whip It" oozes with the essence of Barrymore. Drew Barrymore. You know, the little girl who screamed ...
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'Lying' lays out daring premise in a subtle waySep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - "The Invention of Lying" tells such an imaginative, witty story with such likable main characters that you hardly notice the subversive idea festering at the core of its...
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Chip in for a gourmet treat: Make them yourself at homeSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Gourmet specialty chips are yummy, and usually expensive, so we set out to see what it would take to make our own. After a couple of experiments, we settled on homemade ...
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Kyle Turriff makes grilled pork chopsSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Confident and free-wheeling in the kitchen, 23-year-old Kyle Turriff likes nothing better than spoiling friends and family with his eclectic culinary endeavors. Graduate...
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Don't go ape over 'banana diet' successSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. What is it about bananas that makes the Banana Diet so successful? A. Actually, stories of short-term weight loss without data from controlled studies aren't grou...
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Creamy dressing recreating summer salad memorySep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Last summer I wheeled my way to southern Virginia and spent a pleasant Fourth of July weekend at beautiful Smith Mountain Lake. Sitting on a boat's bow watching the fire...
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Forget about the flu; celebrate swine at PorkapalozzaSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - These days when we hear the word 'swine' it's usually connected to the flu - even though we now know H1N1 virus isn't blamed on pork at all. Well forget about the flu fo...