Home and Garden
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Glassblowing's gotten easier for amateurs to learnMar 19, 2017 6:00 am - BOSTON - On a chilly winter morning here, two furnaces inside the Massachusetts College of Art and Design burn at upward of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat is palpabl...
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Should home inspectors disclose asbestos?Mar 19, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We have an asbestos problem that involves our home inspector. Before we bought our home, we explained to our inspector that we planned to remodel the interior. Now th...
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Cyclamen plants flourish in the morning sunMar 19, 2017 6:00 am - Cyclamen plants will continue to bloom for a few weeks if they are kept in a north-facing window in a cool room (55 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit) and watered enough to keep ...
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Grow a rainbow of veggies for good healthMar 19, 2017 6:00 am - "Eat your vegetables!" How many of us heard our parents say this when we were children? How many of us said this to our own children? I doubt anyone said: "Eat your red,...
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Why the dining room is due for a revivalMar 19, 2017 6:00 am - For many overscheduled families, "dining" has been reduced in recent years to grabbing a plate of food at a kitchen island or on an ottoman in front of a screen. Even in...
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Floral diplomacy: Life as a White House floral designerMar 19, 2017 6:00 am - Laura Dowling's new photo book, "Floral Diplomacy at the White House" (Stichtung Kunstboek), gives a behind-the-scenes look at White House flower decorations, including ...
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Can a robot help your hydroponic garden grow?
Mar 18, 2017 7:00 am - On a rooftop in the Jewish-Arab Tel Aviv neighborhood of Jaffa, a former military technologist and an ex-journalist sit in a transparent bio-dome where their robot is bu...
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When is a government regulation excessive?Mar 18, 2017 6:00 am - President Trump believes federal regulations are excessive. He has directed task forces to be set up at each federal agency to supervise and monitor the process of findi...
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Condo owner has options that are cheaper than suingMar 18, 2017 6:00 am - This past week, lots of readers were commenting on each other's problems. Here's the simplest suggestion that came in for those unhappy condo owners: • "I read your colu...
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Green Living Fair returning to LibertyvilleMar 15, 2017 1:00 am - The seventh annual Green Living Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Libertyville Civic Center, 135 W. Church St. Sponsored by the Civic ...