Surprisingly good meals can be easy
      Completely bored with cooking? Tired of looking through old magazines for something that sounds interesting? A new unofficial club has formed -- the Bored with Cooking Club. Share your recipe SOS and help out the other cooks in town who want some proven fast and easy meal ideas.
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Escape the chlorine routine
. Salt systems provide a kinder, gentler way to sanitize pool water
      Imagine never having to add liquid or tablet chlorine to your pool. With today's state-of-the pool sanitizing system, it is easier than you ever imagined possible to enjoy healthy, pristine, pool water every day without the usual fuss, expense, or aggravating side effects from off-the-shelf chlor...
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The new hot thing: Going tankless
Staff Reports
      Automatic storage-tank water heaters have been around for over a hundred years, ever since a mechanical engineer named Edwin Ruud developed the first model in Pittsburgh in 1889.
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Smart Vents can save flooded property
      Architects, builders, code officials and homeowners are all turning to Smart Vent automatic foundation flood vents to protect homes from the devastation and destruction that a hurricane, flood or other natural disaster can cause.
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A free box of steaks polishes off the Lloyd's Glass service
      When we asked owners Barry and Dawn Lintner if the best thing about Lloyd's Glass was the great steaks they give to their customers after replacing they're windshield they said "No. Don't get me wrong, the steaks are great," said Barry.
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Getting to the root of tree problems
BY THERESA FRIDAY Extension Horticulture Agent Santa Rosa County
      Trees are an indispensable part of the landscape. They give a home, street, or commercial site individuality, beauty, and tranquility. Because of their long life, trees give the surroundings a sense of permanence and stability. During the hot, humid summer along the Gulf Coast, some trees will dev...
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A homegrown solution to hard water
      Q: What can I use to remove hard water spots from a doublepane window? The water spots came from the garden sprinkler. -- Virginia B., via e-mail A: 'Hard' water is generally called such because of the amount of mineral deposits, especially calcium, it contains.
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