Home and Garden
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Gardeners can't wait to plant new annualsMar 26, 2017 6:00 am - It is what gardeners have been waiting for all winter … the roundup of new annuals to plant in our containers and gardens. There is an abundance of new selections this y...
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Don't bank on 'as-is' disclosureMar 26, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We bought our home from a bank that had foreclosed on the property, and they provided no disclosure statement of defects. They said the home was being sold "as is" an...
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Learn about rain gardensMar 26, 2017 1:00 am - Learn the benefits, beauty and value that rain gardens can add to home landscape at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, at the Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zur...
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This comfy, cushioned cubby is an inviting, cozy workspaceMar 25, 2017 6:00 am - It's a quiet but cozy workspace, designed to promote focus and creativity while providing an alternative to a traditional desk or office. It's also a bright pink cubby c...
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Your dining room dilemmas, solvedMar 25, 2017 6:00 am - New York designer and author Katie Ridder, whose ideas for dining rooms were featured in a cover story for The Washington Post's Local Living section, joined staff write...
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Inherited lake house causes waves between siblingsMar 25, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Six siblings inherited a lake house in 1986. It has been enjoyed by all families for years. However, now there is a need for extensive improvements. No one wants to p...
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A different way for homeowners to raise funds: the point systemMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - Recently a reader made me aware of a new way homeowners can use their homes to raise money. Instead of pledging their homes as collateral for a loan - the familiar mortg...
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Are you paying unseen add-on fees for your appraisal?Mar 24, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Are you getting fleeced on appraisal charges when you buy a house or refinance? Could you be paying as much as double what the appraiser is receiving for ac...
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Pesticides: a massive problem masquerading as a solutionMar 24, 2017 6:00 am - To the little people, it never felt right. The readers of the old Organic Gardening and Farming magazine saw no logic in spraying poisons on their vegetables. The magazi...
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Fremont library launches seed program for gardenersMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Many of the seeds come from the Fremont Township community garden and a nonprofit group called Seed Savers Exchange. Area residents have donated some, too. The library's...