Lifestyle Columns
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Searing 'Dark Knight' deserves more on DVDDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - "The Dark Knight" (two-disc special edition) - If you're one of the few people left on Earth who haven't yet seen "The Dark Knight," a word of warning: It ain't "Iro...
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Drive, drop and dunk at fundraiserDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - WGN Channel 9's morning newscast holds its sixth annual Drive-Thru Toy Drive from 5 to 9 a.m. Friday at the station's studios at 2501 W. Bradley Place, Chicago. Those in...
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Taurine not essential for humansDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I am a cat owner and know that taurine is essential for cats. I keep seeing it in energy drinks and wanted an explanation. R.G., Chicago A. Taurine is one of ...
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Challenge his marriage fearsDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have been with my boyfriend for almost two years and love him very much. It is no secret that he doesn't want to get married in the near future. He's made comments ...
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CNN's 'Planet in Peril' plays off environmental concernsDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - With the presidential election over, how are the major cable networks going to generate the sort of hysteria that builds Nielsen ratings? Everybody, it seems, is going g...
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Her life with cancer became a shared experienceDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Our mother, Ruth Gesmer Silverman, chose to discontinue her chemotherapy treatments at the end of October. She is comfortable with her decision, but her health has decli...
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Conjunctivitis can be triggered by allergies, infectionsDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - "I think he has an eye infection," the mother said, offering her diagnosis on the bright spring day. Her 10-year-old sat quietly, squinting at us uncomfortably from his ...
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Shoe inserts may help relieve pain for mother, daughterDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have two foot-related issues. I know that you are not a podiatrist but hope you can help anyway, since I reserve doctor visits for physicals and severe illness....
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Playing golf at Scotland's St. AndrewsDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Q: We are going to England next year and my wife and I both like to golf. We decided we'd take a few days and go up to Scotland and play golf at St. Andrews. Do you ...
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Loan modifications are elusive in today's marketDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have been giving my clients an article you wrote about a year ago advising borrowers having payment problems how to request a modification in their loan contrac...