Lifestyle Columns
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A few healthy suggestions to save moneyJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - As grocery prices rise, journalists are asking me more often how to save money on groceries. People that know what I do, like friends and neighbors, never ask for my adv...
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Elgin cop rolls in the (cookie) doughJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - An Elgin police officer for more than 16 years, Lorenz Burkert never knows what will be coming at him. "I can go from handling something as simple as a parking complaint...
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Refusing to talk issues shows lack of maturityJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. One relationship, two distinct ways of dealing with conflict. The guy needs time alone, approximately one day, and will return happy with the problem being almost non...
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Energy bars OK for short-term meal replacementJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. For a hassle-free, short, two- to three-day backpacking trip in the mountains, I am thinking of bringing meal bars instead of freeze-dried food. Some bars appear to b...
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Not all dairy products rich in vitamin DJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I've noticed that milk is cited as a primary source of vitamin D. Is this true of other dairy products, too? A. Food sources that naturally supply vitamin D - a vitam...
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Dirty Harry box set will make any fan's dayJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition: San Francisco cop Harry Callahan exploded like a bullet from his .44 Magnum when he first appeared on movie screens in ...
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Nothing much to fear - or celebrate - in 'Fear Itself'Jun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The problem with an anthology TV series is it's uneven by definition. Even "The Twilight Zone" had its duds. Then again, "The Twilight Zone" also produced classics like ...
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To cure upper-back pain, look at its possible causesJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. There are so many articles written about lower-back pain, but I have yet to read anything on upper-back pain. This has been a problem for me for the last couple o...
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Know the ground rules before kids fly soloJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the toddler who was winging it at the Vancouver airport while his family cruised along at 35,000 feet? Apparently, the family of six -- grandparents, ...
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Wine, food and music are heavenly match in HermannJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Chilled wine and zesty Cajun dishes, such as jambalaya, adouille sausage and red beans and rice -- it's a match made in … well, in Missouri, in the picturesque river val...