Lifestyle Columns
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Wright chair joins style with comfortJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Frank Lloyd Wright might be America's most famous architect, but he does get some bad raps. For example, it is said he never designed a comfortable chair. Tim Copeland o...
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Boards protected from personal liabilityJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Directors and officers of a board of directors are subject to the same protections and same exposure as other directors of corporations. Fortunately, the veil of protec...
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Appointment TVJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - HBO tries to fill the programming vacuum from the writers' strike single-handedly on Monday by running a new series five nights a week. Understand, that's not one weekl...
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Shuffling machines bad newsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Fifty years ago, blackjack was dealt with a single deck of cards, the dealer dealt all the way through the deck and then shuffled the cards by hand. My, how things have ...
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Longer-term loans cost more in interestJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Buying a house with a 40-year mortgage is usually a bad idea, but such loans can be a viable option for current owners who are behind on their bills and are facing forec...
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Dryer vent good place to start checkingJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I notice the laundry area in my house seems chilly and drafty at times. Also the dryer does not seem to dry as quickly as it used to. Could the outdoor dryer cove...
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I know the Oscar story -- do you?Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Hey, Dann! I have a trivia question for you. Prior to 1983, do you know where the Oscar statuettes were manufactured? At Dodge Trophy in Crystal Lake. -- Anita Wirth D...
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Poet's life, work honored with 'Ainadamar' programsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's concert performances Feb. 7-12 of the opera "Ainadamar" ("Fountain of Tears") by CSO Mead composer-in-residence Osvaldo Golijiov promise...
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How to keep that screw tight in woodJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - We probably get a question a week through our Web site (www.thesuperhandyman.com) about how to deal with a loose screw. It's a very common problem. Because screws get tu...
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'Week in Review' laments ailing state of journalismJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - "The Week in Review" marks its 30th anniversary with an hourlong special at 7 p.m. Friday on WTTW Channel 11, but somehow the celebration comes off as more of a death kn...