Lifestyle Columns
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Penn skillfully creates rewarding 'Into the Wild'Mar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - "Into the Wild" (two-disc collector's edition) -- If there's any doubt that Sean Penn has the chops necessary to be a major film director, "Into the Wild" should put...
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Most polyps harmless, but they deserve watchingMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Please tell me what causes polyps in the colon. I had 11 removed in 2001, and now I have to have a colon test every year. Every year I have at least two or three ...
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When hoarding becomes a safety issueMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Toward the end of her life, the woman had trouble getting down her basement stairs. Mobility was not the problem. All the used Styrofoam take-out containers, paper bags,...
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Motion sickness a normal (and sometimes messy) part of childhoodMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - What's a parent to do when she spends all day driving kids to school, sporting events and music lessons while her older child gets sick in the back seat? That was the di...
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Mortgage industry definitions confusingMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I am perplexed at what appears to be a nomenclature problem that the mortgage industry has created with its definition of simple-interest mortgage. Aren't most mo...
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Be punctual, prepared for business in IndiaMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - It had been a long time since I had visited India, so when a trip came up to that part of the world I asked my colleague Connie for help. I figured she'd be a good candi...
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Airline shows lack of compassion in holding up refundMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I've been trying to get a refund for two unused international airline tickets from United Airlines for the last nine months, without success. I could use a hand. ...
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Rigid foam aside, other home products just as combustibleMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I would like to share with you my knowledge of the performance of rigid foam insulation in a fire, in connection with -- what I consider -- your ill-advised recom...
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Tenant not responsible for locksmithMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have been a tenant in a 30-unit apartment building for more than seven years. A few months back, I went to use my key in the front door of the lobby entrance to...
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After sale repair may be more trouble than doing it yourselfMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. The home I just bought has a cracked bathtub. The sellers tried to fix the crack, but the patch cracked the first time I stepped into the tub. Do the sellers have...