Lifestyle Columns
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High triglyceride level can signal heart diseaseJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My son is 38 years old. A few months ago, he went out of town to have a physical before he applied for insurance. Everything was normal except for his triglycerid...
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Do your heart some good with vitamin DJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Can a daily dose of vitamin D reduce your risk of heart disease? This was the question asked by a group of researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and the departm...
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Nature calls parents, kids to run away from homeJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't tell me your child has no interests. After this past winter, she has a Ph.D. in Wii and her brother is up to level 60 on World of Warcraft. And you? You might have...
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Five tips for getting on the plane prontoJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - What's the fastest way to board a plane? A free-for-all, like Southwest Airlines? Boarding by window, middle seat or aisle, like United Airlines? Or by zone, like AirTr...
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Flier had no place to park -- or sleepJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I recently reserved a hotel room through ParkSleepFly.com, which offers hotel and parking packages near airports. Or so I thought. When I tried to check in at the Ram...
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Visit the Wisconsin home of America's theater royaltyJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember your first introduction -- perhaps in an English lit class -- to that restless teen, Holden Caulfield, in the J.D. Salinger classic novel "The Catcher in the Ry...
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Fliers pay a high price for checked-bag feesJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, while boarding a Southwest Airlines flight, a perky attendant serenaded us to the tune of "On the Sunny Side of the Street." She sang, "Stow your bag and grab...
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No-money-down options shrinkingJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Are there really ways to purchase a home with no money down? A. Not as many as there used to be. The Veterans Administration still guarantees 100 percent financing lo...
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Make offer on a foreclosure contingent upon home inspectionJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have been looking at foreclosure homes hoping I can get a nice deal on my first home. Most are in pretty rough shape. The real estate agents are all telling me that...
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Needless foreclosures happen too oftenJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - John X had his home foreclosed this year. It cost the investor who held the mortgage about $40,000 to foreclose. It would have cost only $25,000 to make the mortgage aff...