Lifestyle Columns
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Cut income tax, pay some bills nowDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Homeowners who want to slash their income taxes for this year should consider making their January mortgage payment now, and even writing a check for property-tax paymen...
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Comedic turns lighten honest 'Savages'Dec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - • "The Savages" provides us with an unvarnished account of how a brother and sister deal with an aging dad subject to bouts of dementia and forgetfulness. This might be ...
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Easy to use tools make hanging pictures idiot-proofDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Does your home look like an art gallery, with the pictures hung up in just the right spot in every room? Well, it can, and it's easier than you think. Some of the hanger...
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DIY-ers can install keyless deadboltsDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I want to use fewer outdoor lights to save electricity, but I have trouble finding the keyhole quickly at night. What types of keyless or other secure locks are there...
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Four classical music greats left us in 2007Dec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Our annual retrospective of the major figures in classical music who left us during the year is especially significant for 2007 with the list including the deaths of fou...
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Television offers a sackful of last-second stocking stuffersDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - It's Dec. 21, which means there are but four more shopping days until Christmas, and that's counting today if you're reading this in the morning over coffee and not in t...
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She's way overdue when it comes to asserting herselfDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. My boyfriend hates my best friend and I'm stuck in the middle. She has always been known for being a little bossy and opinionated, and he for being sensitive and ...
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'P.S. I love You' wallows in sentimentDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - No matter how much critics might trash this abysmally sentimental ode to romantic goo, it won't matter to the hordes of adoring, faithful female Gerard Butler fans who w...
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'War' of the wordsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Mike Nichols' snappy, stiletto-sharp political comedy "Charlie Wilson's War" tells how three American loose cannons joined forces to do what the U.S. military couldn't d...
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Color your holiday party with red velvet cakeDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - While good old-fashioned butter cake provides a solid foundation for desserts most of the year, the holidays deserves something scrumptiously special. Few sweets on the ...