Lifestyle Columns
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Other options besides mechanics lienDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I own a small landscaping company. A customer hired me to do some tree trimming, add dirt around his property and plant some bushes. The total bill was $1,500. I ...
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Humbug! Hertz forces upgrade in HamburgDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I'm having some trouble with my car-rental bill, and hope you can help me. I recently reserved a midsize car for about a month through the Hertz Web site. I was o...
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Don't be pushy when wrangling in RussiaDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - I left my husband in Siberia. Well, nearly. One stop during a very memorable cruise to Alaska from Tokyo aboard the Silversea Silver Shadow was at the port of Petropavlo...
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Beauty that's not just skin deepDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - There are rugs and then there are rugs. Emma Gardner, for example, designs handmade rugs. She has donated her new rug, the 6-by-9-foot "Chinese River," to a raffle for R...
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Great Lakes maritime history unfolds in Wisconsin museumsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Head for Wisconsin to hear the story of a famous Michigan landmark. The Wisconsin Maritime Museum at Manitowoc, Wis., a marvelous storehouse of colorful Great Lakes hist...
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Avoid getting burned by hot vacation dealsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Recently, in my mail I received what appeared to be an incredible offer. It was a vacation to the Caribbean that included airfare and hotel stays for five nights at an e...
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Introduce your kids to New OrleansDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - How could one not be drawn to the unique melting pot history of New Orleans with its extraordinary food and music, myriad flags flown over the last 300 years and legends...
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Find the bad airline seats before you bookDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - You must have noticed that some flights seem longer than they should for the time they take. Others seem to literally fly by. The difference is a comfortable seat. Even ...
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Solution to basement's dirty stucco wallsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. We have a finished basement with stucco walls. We don't like the appearance or how dirty they get. Is there a somewhat simple way to replace them? If not, can you...
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Pulitzer? No, but this critic has his own T-shirtNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - I first saw it on the Web site www.HMSS.com. A white, sleeveless cotton shirt with a winged griffin brandishing a pistol on the front. It was called "The Dann Gire Shirt...