How not to get soaked when buying that dishwasher
McClatchy Newspapers
2/16/2009, by Barbara Mahany
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - For as long as there have been plates and forks and hungry folk who have polished off a meal, there's been the art _ nay, chore _ of doing dishes. As recently as 1970, 8 out of 10 American households got the job done the old-fashioned way: scrubbing with soap and sponge. Not ...
Couple discovers how to get their ‘cozy' back
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2/16/2009, by Karen Klages
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - If there's someone who knows about wide open spaces and a rising rumble, it's Nancy Faust Jenkins, organist for the Chicago White Sox. Jenkins and her husband of 29 years, Joe Jenkins, had an unfortunate brush with stadium-itis in their own home, a considerable Cape Cod that ...
Straw is a star: Builder says Earth-friendly material is great way to insulate
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2/12/2009, by Mary Beth Breckenridge
Akron Beacon Journal (MCT) - If ever a building material has gotten a bad rap, it's straw. Practically from the cradle, we're told it's unsuitable for sheltering pigs, let alone people.
But Bob Perritt knows better.
Perritt, a builder from Amherst, Ohio, was involved in the construction of a ...
Tribal chic moving in
McClatchy Newspapers
2/12/2009, by Kim Palmer
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Flashback to the 1970s: Alex Haley's "Roots" ruled the pop-culture roost, the black pride movement was in full swing and a generation of African-Americans was celebrating their heritage by decorating their homes with tribal masks and kente cloth. "People were ...
Turning livestock waste into energy can save the farm and perhaps the planet
McClatchy Newspapers
2/12/2009, by Scott Canon
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Where others see simply manure, Danny Kluthe smells money. Long before President Barack Obama promised the country that "we will harness the sun and the winds and the soil," Kluthe already had yoked the power of pig poop.
Manure from his hogs drains as a slurry into a ...
Survey: More homeowners now think property value has fallen
McClatchy Newspapers
2/12/2009, by Steve Brown
The Dallas Morning News (MCT) - For years, Americans held tight to the notion that a house was the best investment. But now, almost 60 percent of U.S. homeowners admit that their property has lost value during the last year.
A year ago, less than 40 percent of American homeowners thought their ...
Reasons not to buy a home this year
McClatchy Newspapers
2/12/2009, by Amy Hoak
MarketWatch (MCT) - The unemployment rate is creeping up and home prices keep falling: Two great reasons why it might be best to put your home buying plans on hold. After all, your own job could be the next on the chopping block. Plus, why not wait until home prices have reached their bottom and ...
Reasons to buy a home this year
McClatchy Newspapers
2/12/2009, by Amy Hoak
MarketWatch (MCT) - People are afraid to buy a home in times like these, with the economy tanking and home prices continuing to fall. But if you're brave enough to stray from the herd, you might be in for the home-buying opportunity of a lifetime. Ask for price reductions, improvements, closing ...
A new philosophy is important ingredient
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2/11/2009, by Amy Culbertson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Anyone who has watched PBS' picaresque food travelogue "Spain ... On the Road Again" knows that Mark Bittman is far from likely to be swept up in any food fads. Indeed, Bittman is the most commonsensical of food writers, though it's clear that he loves to eat and that ...
Treat your sweetie to the flavor of love
McClatchy Newspapers
2/11/2009, by Amy Culbertson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - What's the most coveted confection for Valentine's Day 2009? Chocolate truffles are so last year: The flavor of the moment is chocolate-covered caramels with exotic salt.
Though the combination started in France, it didn't take long, writes The New York Times' Kim ...
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