Lifestyle Columns
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Many borrowers pay a premium to refinanceMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - It is unusual to have a refinance boom in the middle of a foreclosure crisis. In the 1930s, which was the last time we had a foreclosure crisis comparable in magnitude t...
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Quick tip to keep screws rust-freeMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Quick question: I work outside for the gas company. I remove the faceplate on the gas meter where the index is. The problem is by beach areas; the screws become r...
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Avoid hidden costs to keep that European vacation economicalMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - On a whim, Jenny Cook planned a last-minute trip to Paris on the Internet last month. Finding a cheap airfare and an inexpensive hotel room was a piece-of-cake, but hidd...
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Golden Age Passport makes parks even more attractive and economicalMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Tough times, tighten the belt, stimulate. All these buzz words apply to tourism as much as any other economic force. While your travel plans may not include the Louvre a...
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It is standard practice to interview several Realtors before listingMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My daughter is planning to sell her house and has met with her Realtor to discuss the asking price. Although she has not yet signed a contract, she plans to stay ...
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Kitchen users come in all sizes - Design accordinglyMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The kinds of questions I receive for this column seem to come in waves. Not long ago, lots of readers wanted to know about color options; then came a flock of questions ...
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You get more when you buy an antiqueMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether it's useful like furniture or a rug or merely decorative, sometimes antiques do not cost any more than brand new items. But oh, what stories they tell. The primi...
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Crime-free community programs make complexes more safe, secureMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Some condominium properties have a tendency to attract a criminal element, like tartar sauce to a fish fry. Whether it is due to condition, cheap rents, proximity to dru...
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On the big screen this weekendMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Everlasting Moments' Undermined by an intrusive, superfluous voice-over narration, Swedish director Jan Troells' sumptuously photographed, impeccably detailed historica...
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'Milk' celebrates, rather than mourns, its heroMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - "Milk" The best thing about this stirring biopic is its tone. Most biopics treat their subjects with dreary reverence. "Milk," on the other hand, is a joyous celebra...