Lifestyle Columns
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Diminished sex drive doesn't require therapyJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On marriage and diminished sex drives: I am a well-off, professional, 38-year-old woman, married 10 years to another profession...
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Premium ice creams stand out in pale dessert categoryJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Attending the 2008 National Restaurant Association food show provided me a glimpse at culinary trends and products on the horizon. Organic products, an emphasis on healt...
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As a comedy, 'Drillbit' not quite sharp enoughJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - "Drillbit Taylor" (extended survival edition) - One of my favorite movies ever is "My Bodyguard," the 1980 flick about a henpecked kid who hires a hulking older stud...
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Coming to terms with 'Secret Life of an American Teenager'Jun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Secret Life of an American Teenager" isn't a summer TV series so much as it's a pamphlet on teen pregnancy - and a slipshod, slanted, slightly silly one at that. On...
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Study shows fish oil improves heart functionJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Some fish migrate thousands of miles each year. The secret to their marathon abilities could be that fish oil makes the heart stronger. Recent medical research has shown...
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Dogs of all breeds offer comfort to cancer patientsJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Therapy dogs aren't the only canines that affect the lives of patients in rehab or nursing homes. House pets have a profound effect, too. Consider the parade that passed...
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Airlines nickel and dime us to stay aloftJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Have you noticed more people are getting a charge out of flying these days? I don't mean they're experiencing unbridled joy from winging it to a new destination. Nor do...
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Las Vegas hotel has no record of Hotwire reservationJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: We recently booked a hotel room in Las Vegas through Hotwire.com. We prepaid $952 for it. Hotwire took our money but never gave us the room it promised. We travel...
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Michigan's 'Harbor Country' callsJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Bicycles and bologna, parades and Prancer. For years these have been tourism staples of Three Oaks, Mich. (pop. 1,801). They remain major draws, with an enticing networ...
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Gas prices needn't tank your summer vacationJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Worries about the cost of gas compelled me to combine my son's birthday trip to the mall for some new clothes with a stop at the dentist for me. Believe me, both were fu...