Lifestyle Columns
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Tune in to Woodstock, Illinois' 'Music Town'Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Second of two parts Singer/banjo player Pete Seeger is, quite literally, a folk hero around Woodstock, Ill. Austrian composer and child prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Moz...
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Airline's promised vouchers a long time comingApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I need your help getting a voucher that US Airways promised us, but hasn't sent. While we were on a Mediterranean cruise last year, my wife fell and was severely ...
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Cancellations? Bankruptcy? What's an airline passenger to do?Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - It's been bad news for air travelers the last few weeks. ATA, Aloha Airlines, Skybus and Oasis suddenly ceased flying, and thousands of flights on Southwest Airlines, Am...
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Common for home sellers to pay all or part of a buyer's settlement costApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. The market is not doing well here and we agreed to pay up to $8,000 of the buyer's closing costs. Is there anything I can do to keep the amount as far below $8,00...
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Mom would like you to help othersApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Mother's Day is May 11, so it's time to start planning. Mom might appreciate something from the fair trade movement. Volunteers around the world work to help people in d...
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Associations need to face troubled times square onApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - In the 1992 presidential election, one of the slogans that seemed to strike a cord with most people was, "It's the economy, stupid...". Sixteen years later, it seems lik...
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Counteroffer nulls the original offerApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The law states that a prospective home buyer's offer immediately becomes void when a seller makes a formal counteroffer, but it's a good idea for the buyer to still foll...
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Stoopid and stoopiderApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - It all began with "The Simpsons," of course, but the golden age of TV animation really proclaimed itself on Aug. 11, 1991, when "Rugrats," "Doug" and "Ren & Stimpy" debu...
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'21' serves up a heaping dose of blackjackApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently saw the Kevin Spacey movie "21" at a local theater. All in all, I'd have to say I enjoyed it. Was it totally down-to-earth in representing real-world blackjac...
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Elgin Symphony salutes American icon GershwinApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Whether it's "Rhapsody in Blue," "An American in Paris" or "Porgy and Bess," George Gershwin was a true American musical genius. Next weekend's "American Icon Festival" ...