Lifestyle Columns
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Odor from fuel spill remains despite clean upSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Several weeks ago, fuel oil was spilled in my basement. I have cleaned it up, but the odor remains. The basement, which is damp and musty, has a concrete floor. I...
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Black Star Farms defines agri-tourismSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Ship in a bottle? There's not too much of a secret to squeezing a model of a fully rigged schooner into a narrow-necked bottle. It is a matter of collapsing and raising ...
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Inside and outSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - How many times a week does your family use a microwave? Forty years ago there was no such thing. Imagine defrosting frozen meat or popping popcorn the old-fashioned way....
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Penn carries traveler into the spotlight in loving 'Wild'Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A huge chunk of the storytelling responsibilities in Sean Penn's ambitious "Into the Wild" falls not to the camera or even to the main character. It goes to the disembo...
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Tragic 'Kingdom'Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Few films possess the power to manipulate nationalistic American emotions the way "The Kingdom" does. This ripped-from-the-headlines drama begins with a doozy of a senso...
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Cork's place in the flooring worldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I am trying to use as many natural and efficient products as possible. Is cork flooring a truly natural product, is it bad for the environment and will its insulation...
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Old pros inspired by old prose in 'Midsummer' updateSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - If young filmmakers can be excused for naively pontificating about true love, then old fogy Robert Benton (75 on Sept. 29) can certainly be excused for lecturing about i...
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Time to see how you scored in blackjack quizSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Alright blackjack players, it's your moment of truth. If you didn't answer all four of last week's questions correctly, you're playing a losing game. Worse yet, if you d...
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Cool weather means time to check furnaceSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In some parts of the country, winter is just around the corner. It's a good time to check your furnace and make sure it's ready for another heating season. Here are some...
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Vampires & 'Aliens'Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It's obviously a self-fulfilling prophecy, but successful TV networks, like successful sports teams, tend to do what they do well. It's when they get away from that and ...