Lifestyle Columns
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Filing small insurance claim can lead to big problems laterSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Homeowners who file just one or two insurance claims, no matter how small, sometimes risk a huge increase in their annual premiums or even cancellation of their policy. ...
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On Stage: Comedic look at "Gone with the Wind"Sep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - "Moonlight and Magnolias" A behind-the-scenes comedy about the filming of "Gone With the Wind," in which producer David O. Selznick desperately tries to recruit a new wr...
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Illinois will soon require property managers to be licensedSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Public Act 096-0726 has been signed by the governor and takes effect July 1, and, therefore, for the very first time property managers of condominiums and homeowners ass...
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TV3: O'Keefe biopic focuses too much on sexSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Arid O'Keefe A fine cast, including Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Joan Allen, largely goes to waste in the new Lifetime made-for-TV biopic "Georgia O'Keefe." Allen...
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Retractable awnings provide shade over a deckSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. We just installed a new two-level deck. We enjoy it, but the afternoon sun is hot and the glare is annoying. What is a good method to shade the deck and also shelter ...
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Collusion case in Decatur inspires subtle character comedySep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - About halfway through Steven Soderbergh's fact-based comedy "The Informant!," I couldn't help but think, "Why, this is exactly the kind of movie that someone some day mi...
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'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' cooks up cautionary animated taleSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" is a breezy, witty, fun little 3-D animated fantasy about a young scientist who invents a machine that can convert water into food an...
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High school horror flick 'Jennifer's Body' fails the fear testSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - You'd think a movie titled "Jennifer's Body" would have Jennifer's body in it. You know, all of Jennifer's body? Nope. This high school horror film shows quick shots of ...
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'Love Happens' grapples with issues of loss, redemptionSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite how commercials and trailers portray it, "Love Happens" is much more of a rom-dram than rom-com. In fact, Brandon Camp's unexpectedly mature romance is downright...
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Kaili Harding makes fried green tomatoesSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - In the traditional, small Southern community of Cedar Town, Ga., vegetarianism hasn't really caught fire, so Kaili Harding was just a little different as a kid. At the a...