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From the beginning, it seemed that the attraction was about opposites. He loved boats. She loved motor homes. And so it made sense that eventually Eric Smith and Douglass Dillard, married for 10 years, would happen upon a joint venture that would combine their respective...(more)
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In the state’s northwestern towns, unshowered Appalachian Trail hikers roam the same streets as well-dressed women in great round sunglasses and sweeping wide-brimmed hats.
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Vines can be trained onto almost any structure -- deck, porch, shed, pergola, wall, fence, pole or arbor. The type of climber being trained determines how it should be attached. Plants climb in different ways: Aerial roots. Ivy and trumpet vine have adventitious, also called...(more)
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In Greek mythology, a halcyon was a bird said to calm rough seas. "It also means peaceful and prosperous," real estate agent Hugh Oates said. That about sums up Georgetown's Halcyon House. Built in 1787 by Benjamin Stoddert, the first secretary of the U.S. Navy...(more)
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Four-dollar gas has fueled a boom in the number of Bay Area drivers shedding some wheels to cut their commuting costs.
This year's soaring gas prices have spurred a growing number of motorists to park, or even sell, their cars, and instead use two- or sometimes three-wheeled...(more)
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As Labor Day marks the end of summer and beginning of another school year, citizens presume that teachers are ready, but they may wonder if school buildings are, too. The District's public schools have faced this question annually, and owing to a history of insufficient...(more)
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People who live in Taylorstown have made their choices: scenery over shopping, deer over drive-throughs. The historic enclave, although not untouched by the building boom that exploded in Loudoun County before so dramatically going bust, remains largely rural, with all the benefits and inconveniences that...(more)
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The 3,800-acre Three Rivers Recreation Area in Oregon is home to more than 500 off-the-grid vacation homes.
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Compared with their peers in 1991, high school students today are less likely to be sexually active, and when they are, more likely to use condoms.
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The number of measles cases in the United States is at its highest level since 1997, and nearly half of those involve children whose parents rejected vaccination, government health officials reported last week. The number of cases is still small, just 131, but that's for...(more)
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Q Our older house has beautiful wood floors that we want to sand and refinish, but we are looking for a solution to the gaps between many of the floor boards. Any suggestions? -- D. Penn AThere are several approaches to repairing gaps between floor...(more)
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