Lifestyle Columns
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When you've got a yen for comfort there's nothing like Mother's cookingJan 27, 2021 5:00 am - Growing up, nothing brought our family of seven closer than mom's cooking. My sisters and I often gathered in the kitchen, each person performing a different task to hel...
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Wild mushrooms help in making creamy soup dreamyJan 27, 2021 5:00 am - It's way easier to open a can of soup than to make it. I get it. The red and white can of cream of mushroom soup defined part of my childhood and early adult meals-in-a-...
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Buyer regrets not having home inspectionJan 24, 2021 6:00 am - Q: We purchased a house two years ago but never had a home inspection. Since then, we've discovered a number of problems that were not disclosed by the sellers. Part of ...
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More research needed on 'super foods'Jan 24, 2021 6:00 am - There have been claims that resistant starch is a “super food,” offering many health benefits. Some claims have reasonable medical research to support them, while other ...
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Law supersedes declaration for insurance purposesJan 23, 2021 6:00 am - Q: A water leak from a pipe in a unit damaged many units and the common elements in our condominium building. The insurance carrier has indicated that its coverage respo...
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Let's be kind to one another, for it makes the world betterJan 23, 2021 5:00 am - I was talking with my dear friend Diane in Long Island about kindness. I've been thinking about this because many people are pretty frustrated being cooped up at home, a...
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Constable: Geneva man has kept a journal for 30 years, and he's still making historyJan 23, 2021 12:00 am - Most of us trapped in this pandemic lifestyle can't remember what we did yesterday, let alone what we did last Sunday, or on this date last year, or on this date 30 year...
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How COVID-19 has affected new home construction in the Fox ValleyJan 21, 2021 5:00 am - It's not as easy as it was in, say, the late 1980s and through the '90s and early 2000s to spot full-blown subdivision construction unfolding in the Tri-Cities and surro...
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Widescreen tidbits: Cult favorites return, 'Wonder Woman' departsJan 21, 2021 5:00 am - Before the internet gave a platform to everyone with a computer or smartphone, some crafty engineering novices resorted to unlicensed radio signals to take their message...
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Smoky-savory chicken paprikash gets tweaked through the yearsJan 20, 2021 5:00 am - Chicken Paprikash sounds exotic, and while it is a dish with European roots, it is actually a chicken stew full of flavor, without spicy heat. If you ask me, it is also...