Lifestyle Columns
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Keep in mind, simplicity key to blue-ribbon cookiesJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I'll be judging culinary entries at the DuPage County Fair in Wheaton this morning. I've judged professional baking contests in the past, but I find county fairs are whe...
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Make the most of summer's bountiful berriesJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm sad to say we've picked the last strawberries from our patch, but we certainly haven't eaten our last berries of the season. Blueberries, blackberries and raspberrie...
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Stephanie Foy makes egg rollsJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Stephanie Foy cooks by instinct and this simple motto, "use enough," because she likes "full-flavored food." That goes for garlic, olive oil, butter, kosher salt (only k...
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Minor breast development common in boys during early teensJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Thirteen years old and showing signs of early breast development. Was my teenage patient pleased to reach this stage of maturity? Actually, I have to say that the athlet...
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Internet research saves cancer survivor's lifeJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. As I read your column about Merkel cell carcinoma, chills went down my spine. Just a year and a half ago, the family encouraged my father to go to the doctor bec...
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Director Bigelow big on westerns, adrenalineJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Kathryn Bigelow probably loves many things, but the two I know about are westerns and adrenaline junkies. Westerns because she directed the great 1987 horror tale "Near ...
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Tenant grief soars after debut of assigned parkingJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I live in a 39-unit apartment complex where parking is becoming a real problem. Our building is older and was built with only a single parking space for each unit. Un...
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Digging deeper for a bigger basementJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Can you tell me the way to make a basement higher? In ours you have to bend over to walk. Is it more costly to dig deeper or to lift the house? Whom do I contact who ...
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Mortgage refinance decision should be made independentlyJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Some of the most difficult questions I receive from readers concern the relationship between making extra payments and refinancing. I have never been very happy with my ...
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Homebuyer has leeway in making a 'reasonable' offerJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. In today's market, is an initial offer of 10 to 20 percent below list price considered reasonable and acceptable? A. There's no way I can judge what a particular...