All Stories from September 3, 2017 (Change date)
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How to get more from your doctor appointmentsSep 03, 2017 7:30 am - Even the healthiest of us can get a little nervous in the doctor's office. As a result, we sometimes forget the very questions we came to ask or leave without fully unde...
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Sunday picks: Belinda Carlisle, Smash Mouth head to ElginSep 03, 2017 7:23 am - Sing out summer The Grand Victoria Casino's outdoor summer concert season concludes with a plethora of performers. Belinda Carlisle, Smash Mouth, The Motels with Martha ...
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More seniors are taking out reverse mortgages - and it's costing themSep 03, 2017 7:21 am - As she was getting on in years and her resources dwindled, Virginia Rayford took out a special kind of mortgage in 2008 that she hoped would help her stay in her three-b...
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Two key signs the economy really is getting betterSep 03, 2017 7:19 am - Forget the soaring stock market. Here's the real evidence the U.S. economy is getting better: Food stamp usage is down, and spending on entertainment - everything from N...
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Trump administration's move on gender wage gap prompts outrageSep 03, 2017 7:18 am - The Trump administration has halted a rule that would have required large companies to report to the government what they pay employees by race and gender - an Obama-era...
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Why hiring remote workers might - or might not - pay offSep 03, 2017 7:17 am - More people are trading in commutes and cubicles for couches and coffee shops: As of 2016, 43 percent of employees worked remotely at least part of the time, up from 39 ...
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When you both get your dream job - but in different citiesSep 03, 2017 7:16 am - Q: My fiance was just offered his dream job, which would require us to move to another state - but I just got hired at my dream job two months ago. My new job is everyth...
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Analysis: GOP needs to pay for tax cuts; your 401(k) may helpSep 03, 2017 7:16 am - I gasped when I read this week that House Republicans may tinker with the hugely popular 401(k) retirement benefit as part of their tax reform package. Politico reported...
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Why debt settlement is still a bad alternative to bankruptcySep 03, 2017 7:15 am - Debt settlement isn't the Wild West industry it was a decade ago, when people routinely paid hefty upfront fees to companies that failed to deliver any relief. Thanks to...
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Will the show go on after Illinois bans circus elephants?Sep 03, 2017 7:03 am - Circus elephants, long a premier act in shows under the big top, will be banned in Illinois beginning next year. Last month, lawmakers made Illinois the first state in ...