Lifestyle Columns
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Pityriasis rosea rash often appears in spring and fallMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Sure it's intellectually satisfying to hit on a diagnosis in a challenging medical case, just like those glamorous TV doctors. It's also nice once in a while to make a d...
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Making some 'cents' of the airline industryMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - "Can you believe the airlines are raising the price of tickets again?" asked my neighbor, who is still grousing about getting charged for checking a second bag on his la...
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Enjoying a Highland fling at St. AndrewsMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I suppose there's something sacrosanct about not swinging a club when you visit St. Andrews, the pride of Scotland. At least that's what most golfers say when they learn...
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Get the kids in the Olympics spirit without going to ChinaMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Some lucky (Peking) ducks are counting down to their trips to the Beijing Olympics, but the rest of us are doing fuel calculations and checking maps for what kind of fam...
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There are ways to tell if your mortgage broker is a good oneMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - In the last 10 years, I have written almost 50 articles on different mortgage broker topics, but none of them addressed the most basic topic of all: "What makes a good b...
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No excuse for inspector who fails to inspect the furnaceMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. When we bought our home, the sellers said that everything was functional, which included the central heating and air conditioning system. On the day of our home i...
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Lost luggage claim doesn't move SpiritMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I need your help. Spirit Airlines lost my luggage and won't replace it. I flew from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Las Vegas, Nev., almost six months ago, and my check...
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Looking for an all-inclusive resort to mark 40th birthdayMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We are planning a trip for next January or February. We would like to go somewhere tropical with a maximum four-hour flight and stay preferably at an all-inclusiv...
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Magnet stops draft through mail slotMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Some time ago, I purchased a magnetic cover (that you recommended in your column) for the mail slot in my door. If possible, I would like to purchase another one....
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Recording an uncivil war that strained the MidwestMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Civil War history is phenomenally popular, so much so that it is estimated that for every day since the conflict ended at Appomattox in 1865, there has been a book writt...