Lifestyle Columns
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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...
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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...