Lifestyle Columns
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Films this summer go a few places they haven't gone beforeApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - As expected every year at this time, a big chunk of the summer movie season serves up an unimaginative mix of sequels, prequels, remakes, juvenile comedies, TV adaptatio...
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Bravo launching 'Runway' foe 'The Fashion Show'Apr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The Independent Film Channel's "Media Project" alternative newsmagazine returns for its second season at 10 p.m. Sunday, May 3. Later in the week, Bravo kisses off "Proj...
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Don't want to toss your favorite T-shirts? Adopt a blanket policyApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - For some people, T-shirts are memories. Memories of a concert, an event, a special moment in time. People have T-shirt collections, made up of shirts they love but rarel...
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Local kids star as Munchkins in Chicago productionApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Earning roles in the touring production of "The Wizard of Oz" already feels like a big break to suburban youngsters Matthew Rice, Kevin Gallagher, Zachary Keller and Jos...
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Hyperparathyroidism needs treatmentApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I was recently diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism. I went several years without a diagnosis. My family doctor referred me to an endocrinologist, who did nothing t...
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Information the first need in preventing child abuseApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I entered the city children's hospital for my twilight shift in the pediatric emergency department. The shift started at 6 p.m. and ended at 3 a.m., part of a complex sc...
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Negative equity is the housing problem not being addressedApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This is the first column in a three-part series that continues next Sunday in Homes Plus. Will Obama's mortgage plan work? Most of the small print about ...
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Drinking and flying just don't mixApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - If the airlines gave awards for the most obnoxious passenger, Jerome Kingzo, of the Northern Mariana Islands, would be in the running for this year's medal. On a Contine...
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An experienced home inspector is your advocate in a saleApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. The home I am buying has been vacant for two years, and the sellers have not been truthful about its condition. Their disclosure statement says the furnace is in perf...
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Earnest money is usually required, regardless of down paymentApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. We are planning on buying our first home this summer. My husband applied at a lending Web site and we are prequalified for a rural housing loan at 100 percent financi...