Lifestyle Columns
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New varieties help gardens get realFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Gardens have issues that catalogs don't. For example, you might have extensive shade to plant or maybe neighborhood deer think your garden is a smorgasbord. Great Garden...
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Movie times can cause problems, but there's a reason for themFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - • Dear Dann: Why don't movies ever start at 6 p.m.? They're always at 5 and 7 p.m. -- Lawlady Dear Lawlady: For the answer, I went straight to the man: Ed Doherty, ...
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Impossible dreamsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - "What happens to a dream deferred?" poet Langston Hughes once mused. Yet "A Raisin in the Sun," the play that drew its title and inspiration from Hughes' poem, asks inst...
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Landlord has recourse against day careFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Some landlords can't stop their tenants from opening a child-care business on their property, but there are steps they can take to limit their liability if something eve...
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Wood good for replacement windowsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I need to install replacement windows and I like the appearance of wood windows. Is wood an efficient window frame material? What style is best for efficiency and...
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How to make paint prep work go easierFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The least expensive way to jazz up your home is with a new coat of paint. Painting is fun, but the prep work is usually the most time-consuming part of the job. Of cours...
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Arts groups to take part in symphony initiativeFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The 2008-09 Chicago Symphony Orchestra season, annouced this week, has so many important components, it's difficult to select a few to discuss here. Before mentioning th...
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What does a slot's 'payback' really mean?Feb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - A friend of mine was cashing a slot ticket at the cage in one of the local casinos the other night. He noticed a sign on the back wall that read, "Last month, our slots ...
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Couple must come to gripsFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Last night, I had a very serious discussion with my girlfriend. We haven't seen each other in two months because she's been so overwhelmed with work (she got a ma...
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'Buffalo Bill' glories in fact and fictionFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend," a character famously says in John Ford's Western "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." PBS' redoubtable "American Experie...