Lifestyle Columns
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Condo owners can be caught up in market downturnJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - When the real estate market boomed between 1995 and 2005, speculation ran rampant. Property "flippers" were rolling over huge profits, selling their contracts for condos...
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Meet 'Dave' a stereotypical wasted Murphy comedyJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I couldn't watch a single sequence in Eddie Murphy's new comedy "Meet Dave" without thinking I'd been magically teleported to the Cranium Commander exhibit at Walt Disne...
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Savvy sellers offer buyers a home-warranty planJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Most home sales today involve the use of a home warranty, which can protect both parties from a myriad of costly problems that could occur after a transaction closes. Se...
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New DVD releasesJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - These DVD'S were released this week: "Sleepwalking": When Joleen's (Charlize Theron) boyfriend is busted for drugs, she takes off with her young daughter, Tara (Anna Sop...
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HBO presents a pat war drama; CBS surprises with 'Flash point'Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Two new action-packed summer dramas debut this weekend. One is pretty much what a viewer might have expected, while the other veers off suddenly and becomes quite intere...
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USA's 'Burn Notice' plays with fire over summerJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The thing about a light, frothy summer replacement series is it's hard for a show to be content with being "just" a frothy summer replacement. If it's successful at that...
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3-D effects rule 'Center of the Earth' in update of Jules Verne classicJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D" becomes the first motion picture to be shot and released in digital 3D. It also marks the feature directorial debut of Eric Brevi...
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'Hellboy II' unfurls as demon-spawn sequelJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - It's crammed with whirring mechanical gears, lots of gooshy goop, fluttering buggy things and strange creatures with misplaced eyeballs. Yep, it's another Guillermo del ...
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See Alice bake. Bake, Alice, bake!Jul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - A mover, shaker and pie-maker in Glen Ellyn for 45 years, Alice Vanest will be among the volunteers donating pies to the Glen Ellyn Historical Society bake sales this su...
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Get help for controlling sodium when dining outJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I know for certain I don't have hypertension (high blood pressure). Having donated blood regularly since 1991 means my blood pressure gets checked regularly and today it...