Lifestyle Columns
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Important vitamin D does the body goodJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - It's being hailed as a protection against a plethora of cancers, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes and ev...
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Scooting about the hills of GalenaJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Buongiorno! You're sitting astride a motor scooter, the morning sun warm on your arms, the breeze pleasantly cool as you head for vineyards and wineries tucked into roll...
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Drainage problem needs to be addressed before restoring crawl spaceJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I recently discovered about 3 to 4 inches of standing water under my house. I pumped out the water and removed the plastic sheets that covered the ground so the ...
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Struggling borrowers get fresh start under MPI plan New mortgage insurance can fix the housing finance systemJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This is the final column in a five-part series that has appeared in the Sunday Home Plus section. This series of articles introduced a new type of mo...
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Seal up openings to keep mice, and cats, out of the atticJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Our problem is mice! They invade our attic. We set up two traps a day and get two mice daily. Recently, we didn't check the traps for four days and discovered tha...
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Head off to see the WizardJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Quite sometime back, a couple of years or so ago, you answered a question about the Wizard of Oz Festival in Chesterton, Ind. I'm very interested in the festival ...
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First Folio presents a merry 'Much Ado'Jul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Just as pride can't frustrate the budding romance of loquacious lovers Beatrice and Benedick and a bit of slander can't divide sweet Hero from her suitor Claudio, a summ...
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Fliers ticked off by air-travel bugsJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the passengers on a United Airlines flight from Denver to Des Moines who got ticked off? I'm not talking about a few people peeved over a long delay, ...
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Small claims court is often best place to settle disputes with landlordJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Late last year the roofs were completely replaced on my apartment building. I had never had any roof leaks. Recently, I returned from a week's vacation to find th...
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Lawsuit threat may be best recourseJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We've had a problem with a missing flight segment that I've tried to resolve for the last six months. We were hoping you could help. Here's what happened: We had ...