Home and Garden
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Some say leased solar panels become a headacheMar 20, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Can going green by leasing solar panels for your roof cost you money - or headaches - when you go to sell the house? Possibly both. Say you get pitched by o...
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Birders should stop 'trash' talkingMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Fellow birders, we need to clean up our act. The trash talking must stop. As in most hobbies that people are passionate about, the birding culture is full of catchphrase...
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Bathroom tricks gleaned from fancy hotelsMar 16, 2015 6:00 am - You haven't used a small bathroom until you've showered on a boat or in a motor home. European hotels often offer tiny bathrooms when compared to the typical hospitality...
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Duo designed their house around wife's artist studioMar 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Duo designed their house around wife's artist studio
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The environmental consequences loving your lawn too muchMar 15, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON -- Americans love their lawns -- a little too much, perhaps. And like all loves, this one too has its chemistry -- in this case, rooted in nitrogen, phosphoro...
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Selecting the type of mortgage that best meets your needsMar 14, 2015 1:00 am - Perhaps the most important decision a mortgage borrower makes is the type of mortgage: whether fixed rate (FRM) or adjustable rate (ARM); if it is fixed, they decide the...
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In-laws have 'lifetime right' to son's homeMar 14, 2015 12:00 am - Q. My husband and his parents inherited his aunt's home when she passed away in 2002. We have lived in this house for 11 years. We have always paid the taxes since the d...
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Committee appointments belong to association boardMar 14, 2015 12:00 am - Q. We are an association of townhouses. Our association documents state, under the committee section, that the board shall appoint committees, that each committee shall ...
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Today's top model homes reveal newest design trendsMar 13, 2015 6:00 am - What's happening in the world of interior design? You'll see exciting and creative interiors with lots of pizazz in today's new homes. Gray still reigns as the new neutr...
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Will help arrive for underwater homeowners in 2015?Mar 13, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Although most real estate markets have rebounded from their recession lows, this harsh fact remains: About 7 million homeowners continue to be stuck in the ...