Lifestyle Columns
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It's not fair to try to change fiance's personality traitsOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have been engaged for six months to a sweet, adoring, incredibly generous guy. We have not set a wedding date yet but will probably pick something soon, since t...
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Holmes comes to epitomize 'Eli Stone's' sweetnessOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - "Eli Stone" is treacly and tender and sentimental, with a head as soft and mushy as its heart. Yet at 9 p.m. Tuesday on ABC's WLS Channel 7 it gets a jolt from someone w...
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Drury Lane, Marriott share wealth at Jeff AwardsOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Drury Lane and Marriott, those twin titans of suburban musical theater, literally shared the wealth Monday at the 40th annual Joseph Jefferson Awards ceremony recognizin...
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See oncologist about itchy skinOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am writing on behalf of my husband. He is 80 years old and suffers from chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Up until the last couple of years, it has progressed very ...
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Study adds confusion on antioxidants during cancer treatmentOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the most controversial areas in cancer treatment is the use of antioxidants during chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Many clinicians and researchers believe that...
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Copper sulfate will remove roots from your septic systemOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We moved into our home about three months ago, and this week we had a professional inspection of the septic system. The septic contractor found a large mass of tree r...
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Don't delay accepting offer on foreclosureOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Two months ago I found a property I wanted and signed an offer to buy it for what they were asking. The property had been foreclosed and the agent said it would proba...
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Renters should check to see if landlord is in troubleOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - A little while ago in her Daily Herald column, business writer Anna Kukec addressed an issue regarding foreclosures that should concern anyone currently renting a reside...
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Create an air barrier to stop peeling paintOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I always appreciate your help. Two years ago, I scraped, sanded, bleached, primed (two coats Glidden Gripper primer) and painted (two coats Behr Premium Plus) outside...
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When shopping for mortgage, know how to bargainOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - A consumer negotiating the terms of a mortgage with a lender or mortgage broker (henceforth "loan provider") is in what economists term a "bilateral bargaining process."...