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If living beyond our means is what gets us into financial trouble -- and the country into a recession -- why is it so difficult to live below our means,...

Where do you store your lawn mower, your gardening implements and other tools? If the answer is the garage or the basement, odds are your gear is hard to get...

The on-demand world is in demand. Thousands of movies and TV shows are available for instant viewing online. Just go to a (legal) downloading Web site, click on "Batman" and...

A. If Pac-10 is the A-list of college ball this year, don't tell angst-ridden Arizona State. B. ESPN hired Bobby Knight as an analyst. Will he offer entertainment value in...

It's hard to believe when you meet 94-year-old Meta Miller today. But then her daughter Carol Johnson begins describing just how bad it got as she struggled to manage her...

Iraq's most prominent clerics have ruled that using a water pump on one's own pipes is akin to stealing resources from a neighbor, so what does a person do when...

It is hard to imagine how Charlize Theron and Nick Stahl could be more different. The stars of "Sleepwalking," who play siblings carrying the wounds of an abusive childhood, are...

South by Southwest, that annual whirlwind of musical hype, prompts music critics, bloggers and journalists to fall all over each other in a rush to declare the year's break-out act....

Whether you are planning a do-it-yourself garden border or a large-scale fountain, think really hard -- as in concrete. Concrete is a great choice for many gardens, and the options...

You know you've been infected with March Madness if any of the following apply: - You're looking forward to seeing Arkansas and Tennessee in a possible SEC semifinal; - Your...