All Stories from September 22, 2019 (Change date)
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Sep 22, 2019 6:00 am - The popularity of home-improvement television remains strong. Hosts such as Chip and Joanna Gaines have become household names, and just this month, the premiere of "A V...
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Analysis: Fed chair Powell offers opaque message to investors - and they like itSep 22, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has left everyone guessing about what the central bank will do next. And that's exactly what investors wanted. The Fed m...
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America's billionaire playgrounds: rockets, ranches and riversSep 22, 2019 6:00 am - Gordy & Sons Outfitters in Houston stocks almost anything an outdoors enthusiast could want, from a $1,550 knife inlaid with 45,000-year-old woolly mammoth tusk fossil t...
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Don't-pay-till-you-die reverse mortgages are booming in CanadaSep 22, 2019 6:00 am - Reverse mortgages are surging in Canada as more older people join the country's debt bandwagon. If you're 55 or older, you can borrow as much as 55% of the value of your...
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Mom refuses to stay in hotel if visitingSep 22, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I'm a 70-year-old mom of a 35-year-old, newly married son, my only child. What are your thoughts about his telling me that if I visit them, I need to stay in a hotel?...
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What to know before refinancing your home loanSep 22, 2019 6:00 am - Mortgage rates have hovered near three-year lows recently, leading many homeowners to wonder if now is the time to refinance. I asked Craig Strent, CEO and co-founder of...
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Who should repair dryrot damage?Sep 22, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Before selling my home, I hired a termite inspector, as advised by my Realtor. No termites were found, but the inspector did find dry rot on the eaves. His cost estim...
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New Zealand worker feared he might lose his job. So he brought an emotional support clown to work.Sep 22, 2019 6:00 am - A man in New Zealand was called into a work meeting and feared the worst. So he hired an emotional support clown to join him. For Joshua Jack, the suspicion he might los...
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Northwest Community Hospital's 60th anniversary gala raises money for cancer careSep 22, 2019 5:30 am - Officials with Northwest Community Hospital described Saturday night's 60th anniversary gala as historic. Even before guests arrived, the event had raised more than $1 m...
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Northwest Community Hospital announces vision for cancer centerSep 22, 2019 5:30 am - Northwest Community Hospital officials are seeking to build a dedicated center for cancer treatment. Hospital leaders announced the vision for the cancer center Saturday...