Lifestyle Columns
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Pitching Michelle ObamaJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Kathryn Kerrigan, a 28-year-old Libertyville shoe designer, is hoping her pumps make it to the White House. The entrepreneurial marketing teacher at Loyola University h...
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Home cooking, discipline leads to slimmer waistlineJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - With the help of some simple home cooking and a lot of discipline, Rick Gieser hopes to achieve his New Year's resolution to lose 50 more pounds. The first 50 pounds cam...
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Six degrees of Kevin Bacon even at the breakfast tableJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - My sons' favorite dinner isn't really dinner at all. They love it when I serve pancakes for the evening meal, a tradition they've labeled "backwards night." I feel bette...
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Only thing you can control is your responseJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. At what point do you draw a line in a relationship with someone who has depression? This person decided to stop counseling 18 months ago, and has since spiraled i...
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'Damages' again gets tangled by starting at the endJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - "Damages" ought to be able to sustain itself just on Glenn Close's Faustian battle between good and evil as high-profile attorney Patty Hewes. Yet it can't resist needle...
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He needs answers to rare dermatitisJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I am an 86-year-old male, and, approximately two years ago, I was diagnosed with nummular dermatitis. This disease causes spots of rashes that appear on all parts...
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For safety reasons, bunk beds a no-no for younger childrenJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Persistent persuasion is a skill developed in toddlerhood and perfected by the preschool years. No wonder, then, that the 4-year-old had nearly convinced her mother that...
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Solve basement moisture problem easily with dehumidifierJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. My daughter lives in Shelburne, Vt. She has discovered many boxes in her basement storage room with mold near the bottom, but the walls and floor do not show any evid...
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Southern West Virginia is home to world-class whitewater raftingJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Q: Some friends took a whitewater rafting trip in West Virginia last year, and they were so enthusiastic about it we decided, along with two other couples, that we w...
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Is it a table or a stool? It's both; making a statement with woodJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Everyone wants to be versatile these days, and that goes for furniture and artwork, too. The Artful Home, which helps artists and crafters sell their work through catalo...