Lifestyle Columns
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Move beyond potatoes with flavorful, oven-roasted veggiesOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Vegetables are good for you. Right? Absolutely. What's your favorite vegetable? If you picked potato, I wouldn't be surprised, since by far it's the most popular and the...
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'Frontline' hammering the same nail -- Dick CheneyOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The PBS investigative series "Frontline" returns for a new season at 9 p.m. Tuesday on WTTW Channel 11, but if it were a network drama it would be accused of recycling t...
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He's a person, not a meal ticketOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. About five years ago, I worked for a small company and got to know the top executive very well. His wife had died three years earlier and it was clear he was lone...
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Cooling off on Evista recommendationOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. In a recent column, you recommended switching from Fosamax to Evista for the treatment of osteoporosis because of the possible complication of mandibular necrosis...
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Don't let depression rob you of your lifeOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Winston Churchill called it the black dog. While in the throes of it, Abraham Lincoln described himself as "… the most miserable man living," adding that if his feelings...
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Parents should follow school policy when it comes to starting schoolOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - To send or not to send? That was the question facing the mother of a 4-year-old boy with a late August birthday. The preschooler was in the office for his annual physica...
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Proper insulation is key to comfort in new lake houseOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. We are building a home on the lake, facing west. The first floor will be at 105-foot elevation and graded away from the home. Parts of the lot will be at 102-foot...
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Find budget hotels in EuropeOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - The dollar keeps falling in relation to the euro, making European travel pricier than ever. There is help, however. EuroCheapo.com, www.eurocheapo.com, a Web guide to bu...
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See red, and other fall hues, in ArizonaOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I have been reading your travel column for a long time. I now have a place I would like to go. I am going to see my daughter in Mesa, Ariz., and we are going to d...
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Take Granny and travel across the generation gapOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - ...