Lifestyle Columns
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How happiness can be more an attitude than emotionMay 29, 2019 11:00 pm - In one of those never-ending battles to keep my then 4-year-old daughter entertained on a long drive, I found myself resorting to teaching her some of the camp songs I l...
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Wines worthy of the price if you choose bottles by the labelsMay 29, 2019 6:00 am - “Tasting with the eyes” is a phenom familiar to all fine wine merchants. We can wax profound with our customers, discussing wine flavor, production techniques, food comp...
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Sound check: Common joins CSO benefit; Side Street starts the battleMay 28, 2019 2:15 pm - Common joins CSO benefit Chicago native Common's award-winning music and heart-winning charm come to play when he joins members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for The...
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Husband wants her to cut back on what 'makes life worth living'May 28, 2019 8:00 am - Q. I'm married to a kind, funny, cute man with an Ivy League Ph.D. We have two thriving young children and two thriving, demanding careers. I do all the planning of our ...
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Take the high road when meeting ex-husband's new wifeMay 27, 2019 11:00 pm - By Carolyn Hax Q. My 25-year marriage ended about five years ago, due mostly to his (not first) affair. He is now married to The Other Woman. He and I remain stiffly cor...
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Getting to the root of a plumbing problemMay 26, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Our house just went into escrow, and the buyer's home inspector is concerned about the large tree in our front yard. He said its roots could be damaging the main sewe...
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We need all the good luck we can getMay 25, 2019 7:20 am - In a nice episode of the British TV series "Downton Abby" there is a big wedding. At the reception a young woman and man are chatting, and it appears to be a budding ro...
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Self-management may be an unwise choiceMay 25, 2019 7:00 am - Q. Our association has always been professionally managed, and the management company has done very good work. In an effort to reduce expenses, the board of directors wa...
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You pay for bank's appraisalMay 25, 2019 6:00 am - Q. When we applied for a mortgage, the bank charged us for an appraisal. They said it was so they'd know how much it was safe to lend us. As the new owners of the house,...
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Constable: How teardrop earrings symbolize wounds of warMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - The earrings are in the shape of tear drops, which is fitting for jewelry crafted not just of gold and emeralds, but from the wounds of war, the pain of loss and the hop...