All Stories from May 17, 2020 (Change date)
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Bartering is back: When life gives you lemons, trade them for a neighbor's hand sanitizerMay 17, 2020 6:23 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Tammy Calhoun traded a loaf of freshly baked bread and a few homegrown avocados for a neighbor's help planting a vegetable garden in her front yard last ...
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Liz Weston: Should you give your kids an equal inheritance?May 17, 2020 6:22 am - Your estate plan may be your last words to those you leave behind. If you're a parent, you should think carefully about the message you'll be sending. Parents who leave ...
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Fearing COVID-19, older people alter their living willsMay 17, 2020 6:20 am - DENVER - Last month, Minna Buck revised a document specifying her wishes should she become critically ill. "No intubation," she wrote in large letters on the form, makin...
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Millennial Money: How a business credit card fits gig workMay 17, 2020 6:18 am - Entrepreneurial types who freelance and side hustle their way through the week likely have access to a tool that could help them thrive: a business credit card. If you d...
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Read this before you file your tax returnMay 17, 2020 6:11 am - April 15 is receding in the rearview mirror, but Tax Day 2020 is rising ahead like a fog bank on a mountain road. It's a confusing time for U.S. taxpayers who now have u...
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Chim-chimney stereotype reconsideredMay 17, 2020 6:00 am - Q: My home is being sold, and the buyer's home inspector reported a safety problem with my chimney - something to do with the outer metal wall venting inside the attic. ...
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Constable: MLB still up in air, but tabletop baseball league cancels tourneyMay 17, 2020 6:00 am - Owners and players are attempting to negotiate a deal to salvage the 2020 Major League Baseball season, but the suburban guru of an old-fashioned, tabletop game played w...
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Grammar Moses: Song titles to make you grimaceMay 17, 2020 5:30 am - For the past two months, I've been channeling my inner disc jockey by highlighting a daily "Song To Make You Smile" on the back page of Daily Herald and linking to a vid...
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Minorities, elderly represent higher rates of COVID-19 infections, deathsMay 17, 2020 5:30 am - Higher rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths among suburban minority communities and the elderly population is concerning health officials. In DuPage County, home to c...
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The Deal at 30: 'Everyone kept waiting for something to happen in Prairie Stone'May 17, 2020 5:00 am - This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses ...