Lifestyle Columns
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Record floods? No problemSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Media reports are touting the value of writing about a diagnosis of cancer. Even on days when I feel like taking an extra few minutes to sleep late or sneaking a nap, if...
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Homeopathy a viable alternative ... sometimesSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A recent German medical study showed the use of a homeopathic remedy to be as effective as a prescription medication for post-surgical foot pain and discomfort. Homeopat...
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Cable's able to pull off drama sweep at 60th EmmysSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The prime-time Emmys looked back on history in the 60th annual awards ceremony in Los Angeles Sunday night, but the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences acknowledged th...
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Problems can crop up at closingSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My wife and I bought a house. We had a home inspection and the inspector said the air conditioner was no good. The sellers agreed to replace the air conditioner b...
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Web sites aim to guide owners on path to recoverySep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - An uncomfortably large proportion of my mail these days is from borrowers with serious payment problems. In most cases, I can't help them for reasons discussed below. In...
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On the road -- againSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Although Truman Capote dismissed Jack Kerouac's legendary "On the Road" by saying, "That's not writing at all; That's typing," legions of young people have been affected...
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Old gutters can be replaced with larger onesSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. The rains this summer are creating many headaches for us. This current deluge has prompted me to get some help with two problems. We have a soil-erosion problem i...
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Preparation a must when traveling during storm seasonSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - You hear it repeatedly from pros in the travel industry, that the distinction separating senior travelers from their younger counterparts is their intrepidity, a five-do...
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Broker denies that agents avoid 'deal killers'Sep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. As a real estate broker, I read your column regularly and with great interest. But some of your articles trouble me. They suggest that Realtors routinely avoid th...
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Fear of flying can be controlled, if not always overcomeSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the airline strike in Berlin this week? It wasn't the employees who walked out. It was the passengers. Apparently, an Air Berlin flight scheduled to ...