Books & Literature
Do payback percentages vary on multi-denomination slots?
Even what you think would be elementary and essential information about slot machines which casino goers who wish to be informed are entitled to know is extremely difficult to find.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Orchids now easy to grow, affordable
An unlikely international superstar is emerging in full bloom, offering a newly affordable home luxury in an era of tight money.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Questions for Carter Oosterhouse
Carter Oosterhouse is known as the carpenter/green expert on HGTV.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Kid Picks with Philip Potempa
Here's our weekly showcase of the latest and greatest new selections in media for youth.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
'The Christmas Schooner' - a true tale of holiday trees and sailing bravery
It was a dozen years ago that author John Reeger's holiday musical voyage of "The Christmas Schooner" first sailed on to the Chicago theater scene playing at the Bailiwick Theatre on Chicago's northside and capturing the hearts of audiences and critics alike.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Start spreading the noose
They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
An honest look at Abe
Call it the family business. Since Frederick Hill Meserve fought in the Civil War and kept detailed diaries, the Meserve-Kunhardt family have been avid collectors of Abraham Lincoln photos and researchers into the 16th president's life.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
local library events
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Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
A Yule tradition continues with a twist
There are some holiday traditions we can't imagine doing without. Shopping, sending greeting cards and most of all ... South Shore Arts executive director John Cain's annual reading and luncheon at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts.
Nov 14, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Paging through movie-star biographies
In the "Mad Men" era, they were the pinnacles of sophisticated pin-upry: grown-up, smart and sexy. That's as good a reason as any for the recent explosion of biographies of iconic actresses of the 1950s and '60s.
Nov 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Kid Picks with Philip Potempa
Here's our weekly showcase of the latest and greatest new selections in media for youth.
Nov 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Local library events
Send local library events to margaret.kullerstrand@nwi.com or fax (219) 933-3249
Nov 08, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
'SuperFreakonomics' as fun as predecessor
In their 2005 book "Freakonomics," economist Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner used dozens of interesting anecdotes to prove a simple point: "People respond to incentives."
Nov 08, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Aaron Karo writes of the joys of singlehood
Comedian Aaron Karo's career as a blogger, author and stand-up comedian all began with a middle of the night series of e-mails in college. Karo, who is the author of several books from Ruminations.com blog posts and the recently released "I'm Having More Fun Than You" (…
Nov 08, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
A 'Well-Dressed Home' complements the closet
Are you a T-shirt-and-jeans person with a chintz living room, or someone who loves the structure of a suit but wakes up in a shabby chic bedroom?
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Just for show: Fall decorating relies on veggies
Fall is a busy time for decorating, second only to Christmas, and the period when vegetables are valued more for their beauty than their flavor.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Sarah Palin book tour to start Nov. 18
Sarah Palin's book tour is a gift for her base.
Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
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