All Stories from March 10, 2013 (Change date)
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Career Coach: Women have to learn to say ‘no’ at workMar 10, 2013 6:13 am - “No is a very simple word. One syllable. Two letters. One of the shortest words in the English language, yet one of the most difficult for women to say at work.” This qu...
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Work advice: Don’t hate me because i’m a motherMar 10, 2013 6:12 am - Special to The Washington Post Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q...
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As middle class grows, global brands hit NigeriMar 10, 2013 6:11 am - LAGOS, Nigeria — Inside this 1950s-style American diner, waitresses softly sing along to Aretha Franklin as they sling hamburgers and whip up milkshakes. The jukebox bel...
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Sunday picks: ESO welcomes garage band Time for ThreeMar 10, 2013 6:00 am - Bending genres The Elgin Symphony Orchestra welcomes guest conductor Alastair Willis and the classically trained garage band Time for Three for performances of musi...
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New stars reporting for duty on 'Army Wives'Mar 10, 2013 6:00 am - As happens on actual military bases, the names and faces of some “Army Wives” are changing. When the Lifetime drama series begins its seventh season Sunday, March 10, a...
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Novel set in ad world offers laughs, lessonsMar 10, 2013 6:00 am - “Truth in Advertising” (Touchstone), by John Kenney A hilarious op-ed column on politics appeared in The New York Times as the 2012 presidential election was windin...
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A nation of shopkeepers? UK seeks to keep its soulMar 10, 2013 5:48 am - LONDON — The small shopkeepers in Greenwich are running out of time. In the London borough that gave its name to Greenwich Mean Time, businesses like Lorraine Turton’s a...
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Elizabeth Warren starts taking on banks and regulatorsMar 10, 2013 5:37 am - WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren rose to national prominence as an outspoken consumer advocate decrying Wall Street abuses and became the progressive movement’s darling can...
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How to avert problems for a happy hospital stayMar 10, 2013 5:37 am - TRENTON, N.J. — Hospital stays can be scary, but they don’t have to be. A stay in the hospital can be stressful, whether it’s an emergency visit, a birth of a child or a...
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Seeking small business relief? Get ready to waitMar 10, 2013 5:25 am - NEW YORK — If you’re looking for relief from surveys and reports that say small business owners are feeling bleak: Stop. The data is everywhere. It comes from small bus...