Million-dollar California home could be yours for just $150
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1/14/2009, by Aaron Swarts
Contra Costa Times (MCT) - It's one of those things that sounds too good to be true. For just $150 and the answer to a simple word problem, you could be the proud owner of a sprawling ranch home worth more than $1,000,000. This amazing opportunity is courtesy of the Bahm family, which is attempting ...
9 trends for '09
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1/14/2009, by Cheryl Truman
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - It's January, one of the grimmest months, and you're probably wondering two things: Where you left the gardening catalogs that get you through the dreary season, and what you can do to give your house a blast of post-holiday color. We scoped out nine trends for 2009 ...
Cell phones allow for paperless coupons
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1/14/2009, by Sue Stock
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - If clipping coupons with scissors just seems so passe, use your cell phone instead. At least that's what companies are hoping you will do as more of them venture into the world of electronic coupons and discounts.
Already shoppers can print coupons from the Internet, ...
Social networking sites evolve into powerful job-hunting tools
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1/14/2009, by Thomas Lee
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Ken Webb initially joined LinkedIn for the same reason anyone would want to join a social networking site _ to keep in touch with friends and former work colleagues. But as Webb, a former operations manager at Plato Learning, struggled to find a job, he soon ...
Green and grand: A family's renovation manages to be great for the environment and look elegant, too.
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1/13/2009, by Alyson Ward
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Sometimes you don't have to choose between elegant and eco-friendly. Jenny and Steve Davis have mastered the art of combining style and sustainability. Jenny is the fashion and style writer for the Fort Worth, Texas, Star-Telegram's luxury magazine, Indulge; Steve is a ...
Plastic rap: Here are 10 ways to reduce plastics in your home
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1/13/2009, by Lisa Davis
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - It seems like hardly a day goes by without some new report about the health hazards of plastics. If it's not plastic teethers, it's baby bottles, or sports bottles or old Tupperware. Trying to tell the polycarbonates from the polyvinyl chlorides is enough to make your ...
Some job tips for the new year
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1/13/2009, by Ingrid Stegemoeller
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - It's that time of year again when we all resolve to lose five pounds, eat more leafy greens and keep a better budget. If your resolution for 2009 is to find a new job or keep the one you have, consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., offers a few suggestions ...
Countdown to better health: 10 trends will dominate 2009's nutrition landscape
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1/12/2009, by Janet Helm
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Our troubling economy, concerns about the environment and the desire to prevent age-related ailments are behind many of the top 10 food and nutrition trends that will shape supermarket shelves and restaurant menus in 2009. 1. Recession-proof eating: The economic crisis has ...
Some states take action on fraudulent olive oil labels
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1/12/2009, by Monica Eng
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Olive oil regulation is a slippery subject. Still, in the last month Connecticut and California have tried to get a handle on it by launching new labeling laws aimed at stopping blatant olive oil fraud.
In response to revelations that some olive oil companies had been ...
Skillet sessions from Better Homes and Gardens
McClatchy Newspapers
1/12/2009
Better Homes and Gardens (MCT) - Only one pan is big enough to inspire great recipes and devotion from its users _ the 12-inch frying pan. Better Homes and Gardens magazine asked six of its favorite skillet fans to spend some one-on-one time with this do-anything kitchen tool, and these dishes are ...
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