Lifestyle Columns
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Enduring an uncomfortable stay at the Comfort InnNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I recently had a disastrous stay at a Comfort Inn in Capitol Heights, Md. When my wife and I checked in, we were given the keys to a room that was a mess. The uph...
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Inspector missed fireplace repairsNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. When we bought our house, the home inspector said the bricks in the fireplace needed to be repointed. He said this meant filling in the gaps in the brick mortar. ...
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Options, alternative to foreclosureNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Second of two parts The first article in this series pointed out that when a mortgage borrower is unable to make the required payments, the servicing age...
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Holiday tips keep fliers' spirits up, stress downNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Last year when my neighbor decided to wing it and spend the holidays in Mexico, she was concerned about finding a place to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving feast. I don'...
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Seeing Maui in depth on a honeymoonNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I'm planning a fall 2008 wedding and I want to have a Hawaiian honeymoon. Some of my friends say after their wedding they wished they had stayed in one place and ...
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Decision to go solar will eventually prove worthwhileNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. We are thinking of installing solar energy because it's cheaper than PSEG for electricity. Overall, do you think solar is cheaper? What do you think, and do you k...
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Whimsical 'Umbrella' worth catchingNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - "> An astonishing piece of conceptual theater opened this week at Chicago Shakespeare Theater as part of its world stage program. A pan-cultural specta...
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'As is' not a protection from lawsuitsNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Many sellers today wrongly think that offering their home "as is" automatically will protect them from lawsuits by their buyers. Q. We purchased a home "as is" in Au...
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Underachieving 'Notes from the Underbelly' returnsNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - In what has to be one of the most unlikely comebacks of the year, ABC's "Notes From the Underbelly" returns at 8:30 p.m. Monday on WLS Channel 7. This couples comedy abo...
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CSO puts deficit behind with report of fiscal year surplusNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's long climb back to solid financial footing was confirmed with this fall's annual meeting report of a $113,000 surplus for fiscal year 20...