All Stories from December 30, 2018 (Change date)
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Emotional comfort is on trend for home decor in 2019Dec 30, 2018 5:00 am - What trends will dominate home decorating in 2019? When we asked interior designers about the colors, fabrics and styles likely to be popular next year, one message came...
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Rock salt can damage your lawn, flower bedsDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Q. How damaging to plants and lawns is sodium chloride that is used to melt ice on walkways? A. Sodium chloride, or rock salt, is the most commonly used de-icing product...
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Medical debt killing you? These tips might helpDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Chrystal McKay knew enough about medical care costs that she skipped the ambulance ride after a car accident. A friend drove her to the emergency room. That saved her on...
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Finding heart disease at birth key to living with itDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - There are more adults living with congenital heart disease than ever before. That fact, alone, reflects the incredible medical advances we have seen in diagnosing and tr...
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The worst luxury cars of 2018Dec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Drivers who buy new cars today usually don't have to worry about whether the car will break an axle on the side of the road, or whether its brakes will give out on a ste...
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It's time to fix Social Security's tax burdenDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - People on Social Security need a tax break. The rest of us need to make sure they get it - for everyone's sake. When Congress made Social Security benefits taxable in 19...
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How to properly seal a porch floorDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My question has to do with porch floor finish. I have a screened-in porch with a cedar floor. I have been putting Thompson's Water Seal on it each spring after power ...
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Federal minimum wage fell by 14 cents this year, when adjusted for inflationDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Nine years, five months and one day as of Christmas: That's how long it's been since the federal minimum wage was raised. If we make it to June without a wage hike - a s...
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The demise of the big family-holiday traditionDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On the demise of the big family-holiday tradition: I had a large family. My mother welcomed everyone, very distant relatives and...
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Giving and sharing doesn't have to stop at ChristmasDec 30, 2018 12:00 am - It came and going, going, gone. You know: the Christmas season. The gifts have been opened, the wrapping paper tossed into the fireplace for later combustion. Small part...