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Q. I read your column every week and note that you get a lot of technical questions, but mine is a fairly simple one. Every month when we get our...

Prom is a night with a lot of impact -- on young lives and on the environment. Fortunately, there are ways you can go green for prom. Here are a...

Q. We've been thinking about getting a solar water heater for our home, and I remember hearing a while ago about tax credits that helped lower the price, but someone...

It's springtime, and a not-so-young man's fancy inevitably turns to remodeling, landscaping and deck-building. Fortunately, when yours truly is on vacation, his better half collects his credit cards, car keys...

Frugality is the new black. Throw in the terms "eco-friendly" and "healthier," and the result is a trifecta of hip. Who knew packing a lunch could symbolize so much? "It's...

DVD Doubt 4 stars "Doubt," the excellent movie John Patrick Shanley adapted and directed from his Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning play, works on many levels. Like the play, the film...

Q. I've seen you write a number of times that turning off lights when you leave a room that is empty will help save energy. I appreciate the thought, but...

Q. Do you have any suggestions on where I could take a dozen interior doors to be stripped of 90 years of paint? A. Ethically, I can't provide names of...

White Sox 4, Kansas City 2 Kansas City had the White Sox right where they wanted them. A lead in the late innings for their veteran set-up corps to get...

Superman and Spider-Man have not shown any signs of weakness -- yet. But they are facing one of the biggest foes in their comic books' histories: a bad economy. "We...