Lifestyle Columns
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Gift-giving lesson could backfire if spouse takes you for grantedSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I have explained to my husband of 10 years that it is important to me that he take our 7-year-old son out to shop for gifts for my birthday, Christmas, Mother's Day, ...
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Heartless 'Fame' remake just lameSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - As I drove away from a Chicago screening of Kevin Tancharoen's "Fame" Wednesday night, I turned on 100.3 FM on the car radio and guess what I heard? Irene Cara belting o...
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For a prompt sale, set a bargain priceSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. We are looking to sell our house, but need out quickly due to some problems. At this point, we don't care to make any money, just want our current mortgage to be paid...
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More Newman, 'Trek' for fansSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - "Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection" The late Paul Newman was a great actor and a true Hollywood star. Although he appeared in more than 65 movies in his 50-year career...
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Small appliances don't always cook for lessSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My wife tells me it is more energy efficient to use small cooking appliances instead of the electric range, but I prefer the range. How do I determine how much it cos...
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Thankfully, real life often just 'like a movie'Sep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - "Like a movie." That's how a West Chicago woman described the scene when escaped fugitive Robert Maday's carjacked automobile raced past her in a desperate attempt to es...
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Home inspections aren't mandatory, but always necessarySep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - No state legally requires a potential buyer to get a home inspection, but those who don't get one increase the chance of buying a real estate "clunker." Sellers should w...
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Metropolis to open season with 'Pump Boys and Dinettes'Sep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights opens its main stage season with the southern-fried "Pump Boys and Dinettes," a disarming, roots-rock revue about ...
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Painting made easier by prepping properlySep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Masking is one of the most time-consuming parts of many paint jobs. But it is very important, unless you don't mind paint getting in areas it shouldn't be. For those of...
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'Tosca' opens Lyric Opera's 55th seasonSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago's 55th season is at hand, with Saturday's gala opening performance of "Tosca" set to bring up the curtain at the Civic Opera House's Ardis Krainik...