Home and Garden
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Japanese kerria brightens winter landscapeFeb 25, 2018 5:00 am - There are some plants in my landscape that I must admit I don't give much attention most of the year. Kerria japonica seems to vanish in the shrub border along the west ...
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How to buy a house that hasn't been built yetFeb 25, 2018 12:15 am - Trisha and Dennis Rawlings, a couple in their early 30s, are moving to suburban Chicago and leaving their over-60-year-old first home in the St. Louis area behind. “We w...
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How to make the home-loan market work better for buyersFeb 24, 2018 5:00 am - A major piece of unfinished business from the financial crisis is what to do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have been in a government conservatorship since 2008....
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What to ignore when pricing your house to sellFeb 24, 2018 5:00 am - Q. Before getting a real estate agent, we are going to try putting the house up for sale ourselves in the spring. It would help if you could give us some guidelines abou...
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New budget holds hidden tax benefitsFeb 23, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Call it buried tax treasure for homeowners: Deep inside the behemoth 654-page bipartisan budget bill recently signed into law by President Donald Trump are ...
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Surge suppressor may not save your computerFeb 23, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My home was built in 1958, in the days when electric outlets were ungrounded. When I purchased the property last year, my home inspector mentioned this could pose a p...
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As Adams Park turns 75, city looks to the future of the downtown Wheaton gemFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - Periodically throughout its 75-year history, Adams Park has been nurtured by volunteer caregivers who treated the quiet getaway in downtown Wheaton as their personal gar...
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Learn about orchids with Pottawatomie Garden ClubFeb 19, 2018 10:00 pm - The Pottawatomie Garden Club, now celebrating its 90th year, will begin 2018 with a presentation on orchids. Don White will speak about how to raise and care for orchids...
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Brown Betty teapot brews spelndid teaFeb 18, 2018 5:01 am - Q. This is a photo of a small round earthenware teapot that was my grandmother's. It stands about 5 inches tall and holds 1 3/4 cups. It is decorated with a shiny brown ...
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Always feel at home with a fabric you loveFeb 18, 2018 5:00 am - Some people are rolling stones. I ran into a friend at a dance performance who had recently returned from living in Bali for a few years. She bought a home and thought h...