Lifestyle Columns
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Splitting, cracking roof may lead to even bigger problems in the futureJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - No homeowner likes to pay for roof repairs, but it's better to get the work done quickly rather than face even more problems down the road. Q. The home we have lived in ...
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Flawed 'Mamma Mia' still funJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - As a movie musical, "Mamma Mia!" is a mess. But a most amusing mess. It features Hollywood icon Meryl Streep bouncing around the Greek islands like a giddy teenager, eff...
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New DVD releasesJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Bank Job" This well-written crime thriller takes us through various stages of a heist. Terry Leather (Jason Statham) is recruited by Martine Love (Saffron Burrows) ...
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July 17 openings and closingsJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - What's new Azusa Productions' "Onto Infinity," David Alex's May-December romance about a young mathematician who falls in love with his former English teacher, opens tod...
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Cable series exploit strike to take Emmy nominationsJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Cable TV had a breakout summer in 2007, and with the help of the midseason writers' strike it converted that into a record number of prime-time Emmy Award nominations wh...
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'Monk'-y shines: Tony Shalhoub's series returns to formJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Cable USA has enjoyed success bringing a more lighthearted tone to conventional cop shows, most recently with the playful spy series "Burn Notice," but that approach has...
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Love at first sight won't pass laugh testJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - >Q. Guy and girl still discuss their feelings for one another and have seriously considered marriage. However, guy has been seeing another woman for the last few years ...
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Solutions for when there's more around the middleJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Maybe I just don't want to grow old gracefully, but here is my question: I am a 52-year-old woman in pretty good shape, and I have a very good diet. I exercise re...
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Direct from India ... to SchaumburgJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - India's largest jewelry retailer just opened its first U.S. store in Schaumburg. As of last week, Tanishq (pronounced ta-nee-shk) is open for business in Woodfield Mall....
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Philanthropic spirit fuels Gurnee womanJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - When Diane Hagopian channels her boundless energy, optimism and enthusiasm into a project, you can bet it will be a success. A week from today Diane intends to raise $20...