Lifestyle Columns
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Tenant not responsible for damaged, 30-year-old carpetDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I rent a small cottage and have some concerns about my carpet. It's the kind of carpet that can best be described as 1970s-style shag with all the different color bro...
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Some borrowers have no choice other than hard-money lendersDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Like all disasters, the financial crisis has its share of beneficiaries who profit from it. One of them is the hard-money lenders, who lend strictly on the basis of the ...
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Most home require several CO detectorsDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. This time of the year, I always hear about families suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. How do I know if my family is at risk? Should I install carbon monoxide ...
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Borrow your kid's skateboard for help with heavy loadsDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Ah, remember the good old days, when you could use a skateboard without a written permit from your doctor? Well, you still can, but not how you think. A skateboard is a ...
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Angst, overdone mystery weigh heavily on 'Seven Pounds'Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - "Seven Pounds" is a dark and mysterious story about a dark and mysterious man who uses his powers as an IRS agent to execute dark and mysterious plans. We don't know muc...
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How to figure tax deductions after a casualty lossDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Figuring your taxes after a hurricane, fire or other disaster can be difficult. The Internal Revenue Service can help. Q. Our vacation home in Texas was seriously damage...
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Jim Carrey's wavering 'Yes Man' more of a maybeDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Can "Yes Man" possibly be as funny and as poignant and as smart as "Liar Liar"? No man. "Liar Liar" remains Carrey's best-made comedy because of its canny balance of the...
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Holiday-themed improv in NapervilleDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville's Comedy Shrine augments its "Who's Line?" improv shows on Fridays and Saturdays with a holiday themed improv show Thursdays through January. Tickets range fr...
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Best was worst ... and worst even worse in fall TV seasonDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Now that we're coming to the end of the calendar year, I think it's time once and for all to proclaim this the worst fall TV season ever - or at least in the 15 autumns ...
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Infectious ABBA tunes carry 'Mama Mia'Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - "Mama Mia! The Movie" (two-disc special edition) - This sugary slice of romance and female bonding works for two reasons: Meryl Streep and ABBA. Streep plays Donna, ...