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October 31, 2011

“The Natural Light Test”

Want to know how much natural light a room — or an entire home — gets? Turn off all the lights. As my impressed open house visitors saw for themselves yesterday at 2275 Youngman, there’s practically no difference in how light the Kitchen (above) is with the lights on or off. The explanation? There’s a...
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“Outlook 2003”

You Know What They Say About Hindsight With 2011 winding down, my in-boxes — paper and email — are collecting the usual plugs for continuing ed classes promising insights about what to expect in 2012. So, I had to pause when I saw an upcoming class with the title, “Outlook 2003.” My first thought was that...
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“That Time of Year”

It’s that time of year in Minnesota again. Halloween? Hard to forget that that’s tonight, if you have kids in your household. Shorter days and colder weather? That, too. But I was thinking of deer hunting season. I know when it starts not because I hunt — or even know which end of a gun...
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