Lifestyle Columns
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Fleetwood Mac making big return FridayMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Don't forget, Fleetwood Mac finishes its two-night stay at the Allstate Arena Friday. Having seen them there before a few years ago, I can attest the solid rhythm sectio...
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Prine brings his 'sack full of songs' to the Genesee TheaterMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Suburban music fans get a rare treat this weekend when Chicago's finest songwriter returns home to play a show at Waukegan's Genesee Theater. I am referring, of course, ...
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Eating on the run? Healthy options are out thereMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - I'm all for cooking at home with fresh vegetables, whole grains and lean meats. But I'm also a mom and a realist. I realize that work, sports and school activities preve...
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Debbie Zuehlke makes Mexican Lasagna-style EnchiladasMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - At 16, Debbie Zuehlke was a runaway who fibbed about her age and landed a job as a live-in housekeeper/assistant/cook for a young Arizona couple who thought she knew wha...
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Grapes thrive in Washington's Columbia ValleyMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - About 15,000 years ago (relatively last weekend in earth's geology), the vast glacial Lake Missoula, burst through an ice dam that stretched from modern-day Canada to Mo...
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'Lend me a Tenor' to open at MetropolisMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - When an accidental overdose keeps the great tenor Il Stupendo from performing, his assistant Max goes on in his place in Ken Ludwig's door-slamming farce "Lend Me A Teno...
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What's hot for spring? 'Burb bashing T-shirtsMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - No one will appreciate the spring weather more than we Midwesterners will. And what's hot for spring this year is in sharp contrast to the gloomy weather and economy. ...
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Cause of bruising needs to be identifiedMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I am a 64-year-old male in reasonably good health for the life I have lived. But in the last five weeks or so, I have had three baseball-sized bruises on my thigh...
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Teens: Just say no to protein supplementsMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - With a full load of classes to attend and term papers to write, the college student didn't have time to call me for advice. So, he relied on his mom to do the legwork. T...
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Landlord should work with tenants to keep them from leavingFeb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I am a landlord with a high-end rental property located in a very nice, older part of town. The rental is a 90-year-old home in good condition but without a lot of re...