Lifestyle Columns
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Make dad your priorityJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My 72-year-old father recently had quintuple bypass heart surgery. My mom decided "he did this to himself and now I'm stuck with his problem." She has always been...
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How bad is high-fructose corn syrup?Jul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. You are the voice of reason. What do you think of high-fructose corn syrup? Is it worse for us than regular sugar? R.F., Walnut Creek, Calif. A. Human bi...
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Nothin' says lovin' like something from her kitchenJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Pillsbury's famed jingle, minted in 1965, promised that "nothin' says lovin' like something from the oven." Judy Mitchell takes that philosophy and adds yeast, letting i...
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Make the right choice when the urge to splurge hitsJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - We all have the urge to splurge now and then. We rarely plan to do it, but when we do, we don't want to go completely off the deep end. No. If you're like me, you want y...
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Spanish Cava the perfect light wine for summerJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - It's hot. You're late. Somebody forgot to pick up the wine for the barbecue, the music fest, the dinner with friends. ... Now what? Now, if you've cultivated a relations...
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'Caveman' coming to Noble FoolJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - 'Caveman' returns The caveman Rob Becker created comes to Noble Fool as the west suburban theater presents the one-man show "Defending the Caveman," a comedic look at c...
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'Bank Job' scores as a great heist picJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Bank Job" (two-disc special edition) - I love heist films, and "The Bank Job" is a doozy: smart, funny and suspenseful. Veteran director Roger Donaldson tells a...
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French artist inspires local author's bookJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Miles Harvey wrote a book about a man who wouldn't speak with him, and now he's written another, but this time the subject has a convenient excuse: He lived and died alm...
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Distinction between shingles, chickenpoxJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - "Is my son sick because he's been around my dad?" the stressed-out mother wanted to know. It was bad enough that her father was suffering from a painful case of shingles...
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Tight-fitting shoes can lead to bunionsJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have been reading your column for years but have not seen anything about bunions. I am a 47-year-old female and have bunions on both of my feet. I work in retai...