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Ask Little Miss Know-It-All

DEAR LITTLE MISS KNOW-IT-ALL: My fiancé and I want to hold our wedding in a historic, 80-room castle in France ..


Why isn’t this man running the world?

There is a man who knows how to solve all the problems in the Middle East quickly and easily. He ..


Eat, drink and be theme-y

Every big city, especially the tourist destinations, has big theme restaurants – a Harley-Davidson Cafe, a Planet Hollywood, a Rainforest ..


The mechanical bull

My “Check Engine” light is on again. So I unlatched the hood and took a look. Sure enough, it was ..


The Hilton guide to raising children

Hire the Right Nanny: A lot of people think a nanny should be trained in child care, child psychology, nursing ..


Eating is for guests only

We were visiting friends a few months ago, drinking coffee in their kitchen, catching up on all the gossip when ..


Taking in a matinee at 7-Eleven

I’m in the express checkout line at the supermarket with a diet soda and some pre-packaged sushi. Hey, what can ..


He gets an ‘L’ for Mali

I ran into my neighbor Barbara Ann at the supermarket. We chatted for a bit and she dropped the news ..


90 days to a worse you!

I’ve always dreamed of writing a best-selling self-help book, but since I’m not very good at anything, I thought it ..


Don’t our CEOs deserve more?

Almost every day, you hear another story about some CEO who just got paid $300 million for doing a tiny ..


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