Lifestyle Columns
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Dogs have their days during business tripsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Pepper is pampered. She eats before anyone else and her needs take precedence even over my own personal calls to nature. With regard to work, Pepper is the most difficul...
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Resources helps travelers bringing their dogs alongFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone who likes to travel with his pet will find tons of great information and tips at Dog Freindly.com, www.dogfriendly.com. There is information on road trip preparat...
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Dream of spring and dogwoods in QuincyFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Ansel Adams was an accomplished photographer who chose his subjects with care -- such as his acclaimed photo-essay of loyal Japanese-Americans during interment at a "rel...
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Hey, Marriott, where are my frequent-flier miles?Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Marriott is holding 25,000 of my frequent-flier miles and I need your help getting them back. In December 2006, we signed up for a promotion through United Airlin...
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Two new cruise ships cater to polar oppositesFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Two new cruise ships launched in the past months, and it would be hard to imagine how much different they could be in look and feel. On Cunard's Queen Victoria (www.cuna...
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New referral site gets an 'A' for effortFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Five years ago, I wrote an article on Internet mortgage referral sites, six of which I examined with some care. In 2007, Loan.com joined the group, claiming a unique dis...
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Airlines' new cash cow causes fliers to beefFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - If you plan to do much flying this year, you might want to think about dumping the old bag. No, I'm not advocating leaving the missis or the mister. I'm talking about th...
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Manufacturer's window repair trustworthyFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. We built our house in 1989 using Andersen casement windows. Within a few years, almost all of them developed a problem in which the two panes of glass touched in ...
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Take the birthday party on the road to RockfordFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - With three children, I've suffered birthday party nightmares more than a few times. There was the year my daughter's May celebration was diverted indoors due to rain, wh...
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Mold will need further evaluationFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. We purchased our first home about two months ago, and we hired a home inspector to check it out. But two months after moving in we discovered black mold in the ba...