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home stories: 12 news summaries
OPINION

 Ladies, Pick Up Thy Power Tool 


Aug 13, 09 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sara Mosle “came of age betwixt and between,” she writes on DoubleX—after feminism had freed women from the need to learn “traditional female skills” but before “they had begun to make real inroads into traditional male pastimes and professions.” So that left her with... More »

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feminism • housewives • work • women • home • physical activity • carpentry

(Newser) - A fixer-upper is on the market in Los Angeles, but it will still set you back $15 million. Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House, which he built in 1924 and nicknamed the "temple on the hill," is for sale, reports NPR. The architectural gem boasts magnificent views of the... More »

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architecture • Los Angeles • Frank Lloyd Wright • home • Ennis House

glossies

Can't Afford a Hotel? Swap Homes With a Stranger

Idea's been around for decades, but recession sparks new interest

Jul 25, 09 7:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The recession is giving new meaning to the phrase “mi casa es su casa.” Instead of springing for pricey hotel rooms and car rentals, thrifty holidaymakers are swapping with strangers for a summer getaway, Time reports. While home exchanges aren’t new—one company has been around since... More »

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San Francisco • London • New York • vacation • holiday • vacation home • home

(Newser) - The house of financially challenged actor Stephen Baldwin is going up for auction later this month, the Lower Hudson Journal News reports. The I'm a Celebrity—Get Me Out of Here! star paid $515,000 for the New York state property 12 years ago, but he and wife Kennya... More »

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reality TV • foreclosure • auction • Stephen Baldwin • house • home • I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!

 Celebs Headed 
 for Foreclosure 

Jacko, Canseco, Ed McMahon fight for roofs over their heads

Jun 8, 09 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even the famous aren't immune to foreclosure, as these celebrities, listed in Forbes, prove:
  • Xzibit: A pimped ride hasn’t been enough to pay the bills on his $536,000 Woodland Hills, Calif., home.
  • Jose Canseco: The ex-ballplayer, who penned a book on big-league steroids, stands to lose
... More »

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entertainment • housing market • foreclosure • housing • Jose Canseco • Evander Holyfield • house • Michael Jackson • home • mansion • Ed McMahon • Victoria Gotti • Xzibit

Mugabe Buys Secret $5.8M Hong Kong Getaway

Prez spends lavishly as Zimbabwean economy implodes

Feb 15, 09 8:03 AM CST
(Newser) - While his country battles massive inflation, unemployment and cholera, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has secretly bought a $5.8 million residence in Hong Kong, the Times of London reports. His wife recently spent some $80,000 on Vietnamese statues and $12,500 on a bag. When she recently discussed a... More »

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inflation • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Hong Kong • president • unemployment • getaway • assault • home • cholera

Cash-Squeezed Bereaved Hold Funerals at Home

Home funerals can save thousands in tough times

Dec 26, 08 10:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Amid the recession, many who’ve lost loved ones are turning to less expensive in-home funerals, the Los Angeles Times reports, and it's creating a booming business for “death midwives,” consultants versed in preparing bodies and completing paperwork for such services. Once, such midwives were in demand for... More »

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cost cutting • funeral • burial • home • midwife • financial crisis

OPINION

 Candidates Lack
 'Placeness': Noonan 

Neither McCain or Obama has strong ties to any one location

Aug 15, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - This year's presidential campaign gives no sense of the candidates' roots, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. Clinton was clearly a Southerner, and JFK unmistakably an Irish Catholic from Massachusetts, but “Obama and McCain are not from a place, but from an experience”--Obama from “the... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • home

 Cluttered?
 '100 Thing Challenge' Awaits 

If your life is 'littered with unfulfilled promises,' purge, blogger challenges

Jun 14, 08 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A crusading blogger is inspiring citizens to take on a predicament of modern life: clutter. Dave Bruno launched the 100 Thing Challenge in an effort to free himself from his stuff, and he's down to just 97 belongings, Time reports. And while Bruno is a strict constructionist, some of his... More »

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blog • blogger • home • clutter • living conditions • possessions • organization

New York City Woman Sued for Smoking—at Home

Neighbors allege health risk from smoke that seeped into hallway

Apr 6, 08 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forget bans in bars and restaurants—Galila Huff’s neighbors want to stop her from smoking in her own apartment. The New York restaurateur smokes up to two packs a day, and lawyers who live 50 feet down the hall say the smoke seeps into their 10x100-foot common hallway. They... More »

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health • smoking • lawsuit • smoking ban • frivolous lawsuits • neighbors • cigarette • home

10 Best
Family Towns

From the Rockies
to a Miami suburb, perfect places
to raise your babies

Jul 21, 07 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - These places earned Family Circle's attention with for their serenity, natural beauty, community, and culture. Living costs, commutes, and crime rates are low, but schools and museums rank high. They're all BYOB: Bring Your Own Baby.
  1. Castle Rock, Colo.
  2. Diamond Bar, Calif.
  3. Morton Grove, Ill.
  4. Cedar
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California • families • Texas • children • list • Massachusetts • Kansas • Minnesota • Illinois • Mississippi • raising children • home

Best Places to Call Home 2007

Money mag looks to the Midwest for the cream—or should that be cheese?—of the crop

Jul 17, 07 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some places have it all: affordable, good schools, job opportunities, family friendly, and plenty of stuff to do. Money magazine is out with its annual list of the best places to live in America. The top 10:
  1. Middleton, Wisc.
  2. Hanover, NH
  3. Louisville, Colo.
  4. Lake Mary, Fla.
... More »

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housing market • list • mortgage • home

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