Lifestyle Columns
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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...
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A glimmer of hope for peanut allergy sufferersSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - His growling stomach reminded the boy that it was time for an afternoon snack. He climbed up the steps from the basement playroom and headed for the kitchen. As a big 9-...
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IBS should not need surgerySep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Please help me. I am an 88-year-old female who has had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for a few years now. I would give anything to eat fresh fruits and vegetable...
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Several steps required to place a lien on homeSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I sued someone who I loaned money to and got a judgment from the court for $8,500. The guy I sued owns a house. Is there a way to put the judgment against his house? ...
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There are two alternatives to repair an aging enamel tubSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Could you give me your input concerning my bathtub? It's a white enamel metal tub in a 1970s house. The bottom enamel is getting very thin, and there are gray areas w...