Lifestyle Columns
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Vote for styleSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Can a candidate's wife's clothes sway voters? We know, from the Kennedy era, that a first lady's sense of style can help a candidate's image. And bad fashion, or ho-hum ...
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Unproven cancer treatment preys on hopeSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. The father of a close friend has bladder cancer, and he has been downing a daily dose of a product called Poly-MVA. There is concern in the family, and I told her...
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Noble Fool's 'Enchanted Evening' to feature musical classicsSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The music of Richard Rodgers and lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein comprise the score to "Some Enchanted Evening," a showcase of the duo's more memorable songs including "Shal...
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He'll take parents' money for tuition, but that's itSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am leaving home for college soon. My parents will pay my tuition. I want them to know I appreciate it, but I am not sure how to tell them. My parents are annoyi...
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Understanding fiber means looking beyond the nutrition labelSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - There's a dietary fiber loophole in Nutrition Facts labeling that's causing some consumer confusion. Before understanding what's happening, you'll need to know some fibe...
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Zinfandel's history not black and 'white'Sep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - This is a story about Zinfandel. Not the rose-styled "white" stuff, though it earns a healthy 8 percent of America's wine-volume and we must mention it, but barely. No, ...
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Don't let rising chicken prices fowl your budgetSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been managing a very tight grocery budget of late. We're a family of four, including two teenage sons, and we eat most of our meals at home. I want to see how low...
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'Bones' jumps the shark but still has styleSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Bones" returns for its fourth season Wednesday and immediately jumps the shark, then continues on its effortless way gliding like a graceful water-skier along the shore...
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Seeing wrongs cry out for some interventionSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On angry parents, and intervening: My stepfather physically, verbally and emotionally abused me until I fled at 15. His power tr...
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This 'Rambow' a sentimental treatSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Son of Rambow" - Sweet, funny and touching, "Son of Rambow" shines a loving light on the friendship between two preadolescent boys growing up in 1980s England. The ...