Lifestyle Columns
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Spicy wines growing in Australia's McLaren ValeJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Not too long ago, wine aficionados memorized Old World wine lands and the grapes that expressed the gout (flavor) of their terroir (natural environment). "Muscular red f...
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Girlfriend keeps accusing him of ogling other womenJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My girlfriend claims that I am constantly looking at other women when we are out walking around. She says she catches me wandering whenever a woman walks by me, n...
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'Ad-rap-tation' adds plenty of funk to Bard's 'Much Ado'Jul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater plays it straight with its namesake's plays. Under artistic director Barbara Gaines, productions at CST, winner of the 2008 Regional Theatre ...
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'Stop-Loss' delivers powerful pro-soldier messageJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - "Stop-Loss" Like earlier films dealing with the war in Iraq, "Stop-Loss" didn't find an audience when it hit theaters in March. I hope people give it a second chance...
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Popular wisdom changes with each generationJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - While I'm away, readers give the advice: The wisdom of our parents' generation in many cases does not apply anymore. Just two examples, babies are almost all sleeping on...
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Program helps TV viewers prepare for digital conversionJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Do not attempt to adjust your TV set - not without a digital converter box, not after Feb. 17, 2009, anyway. Yes, Aware One, just as "The Outer Limits" once promised 45 ...
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Stay safe during skateboarding seasonJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The office was closed for lunch and I was catching up on mail when I came across a letter from an orthopedic specialist. One line caught my eye. The surgeon had describe...
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This Elvis rocks the interviewsJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Movie lovers - real movie lovers - are in for a treat with TMC's new limited talk show series "Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence," starting today and running every Mon...
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Sharing life stories keep memories alive for older peopleJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The next time your husband or grandmother tells that story you've heard at least a gazillion times, think of as an important developmental stage of adulthood. It turns o...
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Withholding rent for slow repairs is not advisedJul 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am a renter and we have lived in the apartment for more than two years. At the end of March I informed the landlord that one of our kitchen drawers and the cabi...