Lifestyle Columns
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IRS to take close look at those claiming first-time buyers tax creditAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The government is willing to provide an $8,000 tax credit to most first-time home buyers, but those who want to claim the valuable tax break need to ensure that they mee...
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Drury Lane shines in Jeff Award nominationsAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Further confirmation of the artistic renaissance that has occurred at Drury Lane Theatre Oak Brook the last couple of years came Thursday with the announcement of the 20...
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Lee's 'Woodstock' weak, banal, band-lessAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - "Taking Woodstock," Ang Lee's hippy trip down memory lane to the biggest block party in the Age of Aquarius, offers a clever running gag about the young man responsible ...
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Italian Prosecco continues to sparkleAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Prosecco is the name of a grape and a town, but most people are discovering Prosecco as a vivacious, easy-to-enjoy sparkling wine. Not as dry as "brut" Champagne, not si...
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Kathleen Bonham makes cinnamon rollsAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - As I write this, Kathleen Bonham is cooking up a celebration at the family summer home in the Northwoods of Wisconsin with her husband, their eight children plus five sp...
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Gire, Benson to discuss fantasy classicsAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Dann & Raymond's Movie Club returns after a summer hiatus. Join me and former James Bond 007 novelist Raymond Benson for "Off to see the Wizard: Fantasy Goes to the Movi...
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Mushrooms of any color a good pickAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Are brown mushrooms more nutritious than the regular white ones? A. No. Brown mushrooms, including portabellas and the smaller criminis, are somewhat higher in an...
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Tony & Tina returns to St. Charles for one showAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Noble Fool requests the honor of your presence at "Tony n' Tina's Wedding," when the interactive comedy centered around an Italian-American couple's outrageous nuptials ...
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Statins lower cholesterol, but there are side effectsAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. You have talked about cholesterol-lowering medication side effects several times. One of your more recent columns about this subject sparked a discussion in my ho...
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Tea tree gel gets rid of head liceAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The beginning of school can be new and exciting, but it is also the peak season for head lice. Head lice occur most frequently in young children between 3 and 10 years ...