McClatchy-Tribune News Service

The sun's been toasting the Chicago area. With more hot summer days to go, you might seek relief by staying in your home. If you have an older house or...

Zach Gill "ZACH GILL'S STUFF" RATING: 2 1/2 EXCLAMATION POINTS Zach Gill resides in the pretty, sun-kissed, jammy, jazzy, island-tinged territory not too far from his boss Jack Johnson. "Zach...

This is how John Davis became a slave: He was walking one evening from the train depot in Goodwater, Ala., when a white man appeared in the road. "Nigger," he...

Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday in Chicago that responding to incorrect assertions that he's a Muslim has put him in a "no-win situation." If he allows the Internet rumors and...

For as long as she can remember, Rhonna Marsden has preferred to date younger men. "I know they're not going to be fuddy-duddys," she says. "They're spontaneous. Fun. We just...

Q: How do I find a home builder who knows about energy efficiency? We've been talking with builders for several months, and when I ask them about building us an...

Bill Massey has been a handyman for 18 years. He has hung sheetrock, replaced doors, and remodeled kitchens and bathrooms. Sometimes, though, he has been flabbergasted by the jobs homeowners...

Q: How do I find a home builder who knows about energy efficiency? We've been talking with builders for several months, and when I ask them about building us an...

Reverting to the barter system may be one way to beat high prices in these tough times, and the Internet provides abundant ways to find trading partners in the neighborhood...

There's a freight train running through the middle of your head and you're not listening to Bruce Springsteen ... sounds like a hangover. Symptoms of a hangover include a throbbing...