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Man suspects photo reveals birth daughter - December 28, 2013 - Dear Amy: I am a middle-aged man. An old friend who lives out of state was recently home for a visit and was showing me some photographs. In one of the photos I saw a teenager in the background and nearly fell off my chair! She looks like she belongs in my family. She looks just...
Bill Daley
Hamming up the holiday with Dr Pepper - December 24, 2013 - Q: Do you need a holiday Daley Question? I'm wondering if there is an actual recipe for ham with a Dr. Pepper glaze.
Leah Eskin
Quick gift: Homemade caramel - December 22, 2013 - The last minute comes around swiftly, smacking the inattentive. Should you find yourself startled by its arrival, ill-prepared and gift-free, fear not.
Josh Noel
Here's the fast lane of airport screening - December 18, 2013 - More than 25 million people have left their coats and shoes on their bodies, their laptops and 3-ounce liquids packed away and walked through a metal detector rather than a body scanner since the 2011 launch of the Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck program.
Heidi Stevens
Empowering kids from place of creativity - December 22, 2013 - When Rachel Switall was earning her master's degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, she partnered with students who lived in Cabrini Green to create a magazine called Peaceful Times.
Phil Vettel
Save the Tables 2013: Your table is reserved for New Year's Eve - December 26, 2013 - New Year's Eve is just six days away. Do you have your dinner reservations yet?
John Warner
The Biblioracle reflects on childhood books that shaped him - December 19, 2013 - Back in October, I wrote about books that just seem to resonate with us, as though they are custom-pitched to our own unique frequencies. I equated the feeling to how my dog, Oscar, ignores everything on television except the "Double Jeopardy" "pchoo pchoo pchoo" sound, at which he barks...
Ellen Warren
Take a shine to this year's metallic trend - December 27, 2013 - Dear Answer Angel Ellen: The stores are filled with metallic clothing. But don't shiny fabrics add pounds? I'm thinking they're a bad choice for those of us who wear clothes intent on camouflaging size, not advertising it.
Jen Weigel
Helper, don't forget to help yourself too - December 17, 2013 - I'm a fixer. Now when I say "fixer" I don't mean I'm handy with a wrench. I'm the kind of person who tries to fix the emotional problems of those around me to make the world (or a dinner party) a more harmonious place. But sometimes trying to help others can wear me out emotionally, especially...
Mario Batali
Grapefruit and Honey Cake - December 18, 2013 - Q: I'm not big on chocolate. What's a yummy fruit dessert I can make when entertaining company?
Amy Ephron
The uncommonly beautiful and delicious persimmon - December 26, 2013 - By James T. Farmer III for Oneforthetable.com
Christopher Elliott
Please cancel my nonrefundable hotel room, Priceline - December 24, 2013 - Tami Alloway needs to cancel her hotel stay because of "extenuating" personal circumstances. Just one problem: the reservations are nonrefundable.
Ed Perkins
'Airline Passenger Bill of Rights 2.0': A good start - December 24, 2013 - Flyersrights.org, a leading consumerist organization for airline passengers, published a proposed updated "bill of rights" that it is urging upon the Department of Transportation and Congress. Although some of its 30 points are toothless -- as are any "rights" that lack recourse -- the new...
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