Lifestyle Columns
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Buyer needs 2 types of title insuranceOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Borrowers can get two kinds of title insurance when they buy or refinance a home. One is required by the lender, but it's better for the consumer to purchase the other o...
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Drama burns for Oscar consideration, not real emotionOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Even the title screams "Pretentious drama created for the sole purpose of snagging Oscar nominations!" -- doesn't it? "Things We Lost in the Fire" traffics in misery, pa...
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Acclaimed pianist Jonathan Biss focuses on Beethoven for concert, new CDOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The future appears unlimited for Jonathan Biss. He has already established a worldwide reputation as arguably the finest American pianist of his generation, with an envi...
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Extra outdoor lighting helps deter crimeOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. There were some break-ins in my neighborhood this past year, so I want to install some outdoor security lighting which can also be used when entertaining. What are my...
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Vinyl siding easy to maintainOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Vinyl siding is a very popular building material for homes. It's long-lasting and tough and can stand up to just about anything Mother Nature can throw at it. A little l...
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There's no place like home -- so stay awayOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The damaged O'Donnell siblings in Brian Friel's "Aristocrats" understand the often painful truth that while you can go home again, sometimes it's better if you don't. N...
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Branagh's 'Sleuth' makes viewers feel a little connedOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Six reviews. No waiting. • In "Sleuth," Kenneth Branagh's remake of the 1972 thriller with Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier, the icy set decor and antiseptic productio...
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New singing casino drama 'Viva Laughlin' goes bustOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Far be it from me to discourage groundbreaking television, but sometimes there's a reason certain ground isn't broken. "Viva Laughlin" debuts at 9 p.m. today on CBS' WBB...
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Snoopy girlfriend guilty of the greater sinOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My girlfriend of three months snooped into my e-mail while left alone in my place. She is upset about e-mails I sent long before I met her, which admittedly were a bi...
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Gossip works only when it has an audienceOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. We are parents of high school kids who go to a small, private school in a close-knit community. We all have "good" kids, although most have tested the limits with...