Lifestyle Columns
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Resistant starch has healthful benefitsAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Dietary fiber, an important part of everyone's food plan, is a complex carbohydrate found in whole grains. You also find fiber in fresh vegetables (peas and brussels spr...
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She'll taste, too, thanksAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. At a restaurant recently, we both studied the wine list and I suggested a Pinot Noir. We both discussed our choice with the waiter. When he brought the wine to th...
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She cherishes the art of cookingAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Art, cooking and history come together for Joan Beauprez in a new cookbook from the Roselle History Museum called "Cherished Recipes." An artist whose creativity spills ...
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No victory for 'Election Day'Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Like the savvy politician who knows he'll get more mileage serving up platitudes than examining complicated issues, playwright Josh Tobiessen sticks to the superficial i...
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Friendship shouldn't negate truth at homeAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. In your opinion, what is the difference between a "close friendship" and an "emotional affair"? Is it simply sexual preference? Maine A. I don't think it...
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Mom, let your son make his own friendsAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My 14-year-old son has befriended a boy who constantly texts his other friends while out with him. They met at boarding school and plan on being roommates next year. ...
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The best DVDs (so far) for 2008Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - For DVD fans, August is a cruel month. The big summer movies won't start arriving on DVD until September. The same goes for all the special collector's editions and fanc...
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NBC caught off guard when Olympics lives up to the hypeAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The problem with NBC's multichannel, round-the-clock, pull-out-all-the-stops Olympic coverage is it leaves the network's announcers nowhere to go when an event actually ...
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Tension crashes intriguing 'Birthday Party'Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Few critics hailed Harold Pinter's unsettling "The Birthday Party" when it premiered in London 50 years ago. An enigmatic, darkly comic and ambiguous drama concerning co...
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Surviving those constant scans with humor and snacksAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - What's in a scan? We can quickly scan a document or a book. We can scan pictures. Occasionally, we can see what we look like inside, thanks to CT scans. There are variou...