Lifestyle Columns
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Controlling room temperaturesAug 03, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We have central air-conditioning, but have a problem keeping all the rooms evenly cool. Someone is always too hot or too cool. What are some simple methods to balance...
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Understand the difference between decorating and stagingAug 03, 2019 6:00 am - A few weeks ago, a reader wrote in with what she called a rant - an account of the "grief" she and her husband felt after their real estate broker staged their longtime ...
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Widescreen: 'Avengers: Endgame' is now available for digital purchaseAug 02, 2019 6:00 am - The highest-grossing movie of all time is now available on digital purchase platforms and packed with special features to make it worth your $19.99. "Avengers: Endga...
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'Mike Wallace' documentary a timely, telling portrait of TV journalistAug 01, 2019 6:00 am - "Mike Wallace is Here" - ½ Avi Belkin's tight and hard-hitting journalistic profile "Mike Wallace is Here" begins with a classic square-off between the irascib...
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Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham trade insults, punches in wildly inconsistent 'Hobbs & Shaw'Aug 01, 2019 5:00 am - “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” - ★ ½ I've never seen a movie title “present” another movie title before. How exactly does that work? Nonetheless, “Fast & Furiou...
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Sound check: Childish Gambino, Arkells, Revivalists top list of Lollapalooza plansJul 31, 2019 9:00 am - It's been nine years since my last visit to Chicago's Lollapalooza. In that time, a few things have changed. The fest's footprint is larger. An extra day? Yes, please! A...
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Lake County's Green Youth Farm growing strong students as well as sustainable produceJul 29, 2019 11:00 pm - Erin Williams, a college student at Milwaukee School of Engineering, is in her fifth summer working at the Green Youth Farm in Lake County. Serving three years as a stud...
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Stay-at-home mom's comment irks working friendJul 29, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. About eight years ago, when our kids were in elementary school, I became casual friends with five other women, moms "in the same class." As time went on, the kids' fr...
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Forced air furnace without safety shutoff switchJul 29, 2019 9:00 am - Q. I read about a man who changed the filter in his furnace and didn't fasten the cover on the filter compartment. As a result, he reportedly died of carbon monoxide poi...
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Absentee real estate investmentJul 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. My son is interested in renting out his home, as he received a job offer in another state. Three years ago, I bought your book, "The Home Buyer's Kit," to help him. D...