Lifestyle Columns
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Apartment managers should prevent mold from becoming a liabilityJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I recently had a flood problem in one of the apartments that I manage. The unit was vacant, and several weeks passed before the moisture condition was addressed. Now ...
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New homeowner can avoid debt and still spruce up her kitchenJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I am a first-time homebuyer. I bought my house earlier this year. I have a few big projects that I would like to tackle, mainly a kitchen remodel. I had hoped to pull...
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Does a new owner have recourse for a sluggish septic?Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. We bought a home with a septic system about three months ago. We bought the home from an older woman who had lived there the past 24 years. There are five people in o...
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Yes, you can garden now in the MidwestJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - If you pick up only one copy of Chicagoland Gardening this year, make it the current January/February issue! Talk about getting your gardening juices flowing. Who would ...
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Haimovitz joins Elgin Symphony this weekendJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - In this weekend's first concerts following the holidays, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra is offering a unique program of music - and a unique guest artist as well. The gues...
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Versatile wood a natural choice for kitchen cabinets and shelvesJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Many Americans prefer wood products to plastics. It's been that way since at least the time of "The Graduate," the 1967 movie in which Dustin Hoffman is satirically advi...
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Hudson, Hathaway wasted in IQ-abusive comedy 'Bride Wars'Jan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Things don't look all that auspicious for movies in 2009. Not when the first one I see in the new year is "Bride Wars," a frazzled comedy that not only insults the intel...
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Pocket doors offer heating, safety advantages for elderlyJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. We are planning to create an apartment in our home for my elderly mother. She will need her area to be warmer than ours. What do you think about installing pocket...
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Standard loan-contingency clause can help both buyers and sellersJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Savvy home buyers always include a loan-contingency clause in their offer. The provision can benefit the seller, too. Q. We have had our home on the market for three...
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Working in real time might hinder '24' as it enters a new political eraJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Like a decorated World War II veteran in the Vietnam era, or a Weather Underground holdout in the Reagan '80s, Jack Bauer soldiers on, even though the times have suddenl...