Lifestyle Columns
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Writers won't let Heche get with her true love in 'Men in Trees'Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Romance: You can't live with it, you can't live without it -- at least not on television. It seems as if every program on TV that involves love in any form can't res...
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Landlord opens can of worms when rent based on credit scoreNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Banks can legally charge a higher rate to a borrower with a low credit score, but it's a trickier proposition for small-time landlords who want to base their rent on the...
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Improve your Hold'em hand beyond the flopNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Tons of good, solid strategy has been written about how to pick your playable Hold'em starting hands. That'll get you into the pot responsibly, but once the flop comes d...
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Take an inventory of your life situationOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I find myself in another futureless relationship, just passing the time until being single seems more enticing than dating this person. At which point, we'll break u...
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Burnett gets generous 'American Masters' treatmentOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - PBS' "American Masters" continues its thematic miniseries on apparently unhappy humorists with "Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character." Debuting at 9 p.m. Monday on WTTW C...
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Look for reality -- not equality -- in marriageOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Some friends were recently talking of marriage, but there is a problem: She makes several times what he makes, and they don't know how to divide the bills. If the...
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Make an ordinary meal extraordinary in 10 minutesOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - I've been sautéing chicken breasts and thighs and lean beef and pork in my well-seasoned iron skillet for years. A well-seasoned iron skillet has similar properties to a...
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Exercise is key in keeping insulin levels normalOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Can certain foods help with hyperinsulinemia? A. Your overall diet and lifestyle can have strong effects in reducing hyperinsulinemia, the term for elevated b...
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Fashionably modestOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - By the time she entered Kaneland High School, Summer Bellessa was a successful model. Her friends would tear out pictures of her from Glamour and Cosmopolitan magazines ...
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89-year-old cook blended work, familyOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Born on Nov. 2, 1917, 89-year-old Kay Schovanec was a pioneer for her time and place. A small-town Illinois girl from Campbell Hill, 30 miles north of Carbondale, she ea...