Lifestyle Columns
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Wine labels allows you to know region's distinct flavorsApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Only five miles wide and 35-five miles long, Napa, Calif. is home to about 300 wineries, 5,000 vineyard acres and 14 American Viticultural Areas. The system is America's...
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Don't let lack of backyard ground plans for vegetable patchApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The vegetable gardening bug has bit my family as well. Last year my sons and I planted a small section of carrots and lettuces - I think I harvested 10 carrots in all. N...
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'Movin' Out' moves in to Aurora's ParamountApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - "Movin' Out," director/choreographer Twyla Tharp's hybrid jukebox musical and dance show, comes to Aurora's Paramount Theatre. Underscored by two dozen Billy Joel songs,...
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Gire on movie piracy: It's costing all of usApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The first question I would ask video piracy suspect Gerardo Arellano would be this: "Hannah Montana: The Movie"? Are you kidding me? That's the motion picture you're acc...
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Donate PJs at Glen Ellyn's Pajamapalooza 2009Apr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Pajamas are on the long list of things most of us take for granted. To thousands of homeless children in Illinois, they're a luxury. That is why Glen Ellyn businesses an...
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Rare carcinoma on the riseApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Would you please write a column about Merkel cell carcinoma? I was diagnosed with this and understand the enormity of it. There is a lack of knowledge about it in...
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Growth spurt may be behind adolescent's sore kneesApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - My "real" patient that morning was the young lady who was in for her third and final cervical cancer vaccine. Since it was a school holiday, her 13-year-old brother was ...
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Solving the mystery of the yellow snowApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. We live in South Burlington, Vt., in a free-standing (two to a unit) condo. After the last two snowstorms, we have noticed a yellow liquid dripping off the roof. ...
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Private mortgage insurers offer a model of smart reservingApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - This is the second column in a two-part series that began last Sunday in Homes Plus. Last week, I discussed why capital requirements - requiring firms to have capital eq...
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What to do when guest policy has been violatedApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I have a rental house and during a recent drive-by to check on my property I noticed that there were two cars in the driveway that I had never seen in the past. I...