Lifestyle Columns
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Wine can be the perfect finishing touch to your Easter mealMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Easter is one of the easiest holidays for wine pairings because there's something on the menu for everyone. If you're a fan of spring lamb, choose a rich red, with firm ...
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Beyond bonnetsMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Easter bonnets are hard to find these days. So are Easter parades for that matter (as the Irving Berlin song mentions). Finding cute children's Easter outfits, on the o...
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Compelling 'Atonement' gets worthy treatment on DVDMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - "Atonement" "Atonement," based on Ian McEwan's brilliant novel, has everything you'd want in a British period drama: lush countryside estates, arch dialogue, class fric...
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'Carter's Way' doesn't hit all the right notesMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Like a composer weaving together multiple melodies to create a symphonic poem, playwright/director Eric Simonson weaves together several themes in "Carter's Way." This ...
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'Miss Guided' finds its sense of direction -- if little elseMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - TV isn't normally a director's medium, but it does tend to be a medium that favors comedy, and comedy is timing, so sometimes a director is key, even on TV. That turns o...
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Is it really worth it to give a 'number'?Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. You have said that people do not need to tell "numbers" -- how many past sexual partners they have had. Yet, to have healthy relationships, we should not lie to o...
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Cardiac rehab turned one woman's life aroundMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - At age 70, Jeanne Franz figured she got enough exercise just taking care of her home and keeping up with her 13 grandchildren. But that changed when the Palatine reside...
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Banana skin an appealing cure for psoriasisMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have used several of your home remedies with success. The "drunken raisin" for gout, the soap under the sheets for leg cramps, castor oil for arthritis and more...
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Ringworm a common skin infection that can affect kids of all agesMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - They were a diverse group of kids: the diapered infant, the young Irish dancer, the teenage dog lover and the college-bound soccer player, but they all had one thing in ...
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Error liability dependent on many variablesMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We bought a triplex about a year ago and hired a home inspector to find the defects. But he missed something that could cost us a lot of money. Recently, we re-re...