Lifestyle Columns
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Boken collarbone in a newborn? It's not that rareJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Nursing students hovered around the newborn's hospital bassinet. This particular baby was behaving himself and was not in need of special medical attention. The students...
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Revival of Miller's 'Ride' never reaches its destinationJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Actors will go to great lengths to perform an Arthur Miller play. Redtwist theatre's revival of Miller's "The Ride Down Mount Morgan" suggests just how far. Suburban ac...
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New mortgage reform bill is littered with flawsJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This column concludes a two-part series that began last Sunday in Homes Plus. A competitive mortgage market that would work for borrowers requires an...
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Buyers are frustrated with hot and cold master bedroomJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. We purchased our home several months ago and no one disclosed the lack of heating and cooling in the master bedroom and bathroom. We even asked the sellers if the...
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Rail travel looking like a better optionJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - When Steve Beyers flew to Rapid City, S.D., for a recent business meeting, he spent more time in airports than he did at his meetings. It started out with a security gli...
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Remember to record paperwork when mortgage is paid offJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. The mortgage on my home has been paid off for more than 20 years. I am not trying to sell my property at this time, but may next year. It has come to my attentio...
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You can easily replace a worn, exterior wooden doorJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My house has an old wooden door that has taken quite a beating over the years from the weather and my sons. The aluminum siding on my house still looks fine. What ar...
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Now is not the best time to reseed lawnJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. When spreading the topsoil from the house to the curb at the appropriate grade, how should I deal with the "lawn" of thatch that's there? Should I kill off and r...
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Mom's gossip, lies pitting sibling against siblingJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Our 60-year-old mom has five grown children, 22 to 39. Two of us have recently discovered that she has been gossiping, telling stories out of context, spinning t...
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Get more of everyman Lemmon in new collectionJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - "The Jack Lemmon Film Collection" Jack Lemmon was one of the most beloved actors of all time. Audiences could identify with him as an everyday man, though his talent was...