Lifestyle Columns
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Torrontes fits better with flip-flops than suits and tiesMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - If you enjoy a delicate, dry-ish white wine cocktail or if your menu choices lighten as the weather warms up, then stop by your wine and liquor store or boutique shop an...
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Palatine cook serves her communityMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Ever since her college days TerrieAnn Jones has been preparing meals for people in need. It started with college friends starved for home-cooked food and treats and prog...
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AGEs slowly build up in body as we ageMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. What are AGEs and how do they affect cancer risk? A. AGEs, or Advanced Glycation Endproducts, are sugar-derived compounds that have been linked to inflammation, heart...
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Capsules should keep oils save from rancidityMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I read in your column about the tendency of oils to go rancid. Now I notice that my bottle of fish-oil gel capsules says the bottle should be kept tightly closed. Up ...
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Gas prices shrinking our package sizesMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - As the prices of groceries and gas continue to climb, shoppers need to be more creative to find ways to save on necessary grocery items such as dairy products, produce, ...
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Stallone back in action in above-average 'Rambo'May 26, 2008 11:00 pm - "Rambo" (two-disc collector's edition) -- When I first heard that Sylvester Stallone would play John Rambo a fourth time, I wondered which version we'd see: the tortured...
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'Hoop Dreams' filmmakers shift focus to death penaltyMay 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Steve James and Peter Gilbert have got to be the luckiest documentary filmmakers in the business. Either that, or they're simply very good. Perhaps both. In making "Hoop...
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Bride's father struggles with his hurt feelingsMay 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My friend has been looking forward to walking his daughter, 26, down the aisle at her May wedding. He's always been very involved in her life, and believed they were ...
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Cold virus can take 24 to 48 hours to incubateMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Recently, at a movie, the person behind me coughed on me through the entire film. The next morning I awoke with the beginning of a cold. My head and chest were co...
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A chance to appreciate older friendsMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - They are leaving far too quickly, one by one. Have you paused long enough to hear the whispers of their wisdom? They are our older friends, our elders -- those who posse...