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Old scam makes a comeback after utility bills soarApr 07, 2017 6:00 am - Con artists are bilking some homeowners out of their money and even their personal identities by offering a bogus plan that promises federal help to pay their utility bi...
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Tax reform could reduce incentive to buy a homeApr 07, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - With the health care bill back-burnered on Capitol Hill, the focus has shifted to tax reform. Among the key financial matters in play: Homeowners' prized mo...
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North: My thoughts on Cutler, Butler, Ewing & moreApr 07, 2017 5:19 am - With the baseball season colliding with the end of the NHL and NBA seasons as the NFL draft approaches, it's time for some random thoughts … • The Jay Cutler saga conti...
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Murder suspect cleared by court sues, saying police, prosecutors framed himApr 07, 2017 5:00 am - For the better part of a decade, Mario Casciaro found himself on the defensive against authorities who said he played a central role in the 2002 disappearance and presum...
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The business of governmentApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - Government, we have heard over and over since Donald J. Trump started campaigning for president, should be "run like a business." This, the argument goes, will put the n...
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Murnane: Spicer is not up to the jobApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - When I worked at, or for, The White House for Presidents Reagan and GHW Bush, among the most respected staff members were Larry Speakes, Marlin Fitzwater and Jim Brady, ...
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Women's Watch: Benching 'Itty Bitty' was a big missApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - Even if you're not a big fan of women's college basketball, you probably know all about "Itty Bitty" and her super-duper shot heard 'round the world. "Itty Bitty," also ...
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Really, O'ReillyApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - It's hard to give the complete list of companies pulling their ads right now from Bill O'Reilly's show on Fox News Channel, because the number keeps growing. Chances are...
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Sensory-friendly 'Smurfs' screening among upcoming movie eventsApr 06, 2017 6:00 am - 'Smurfs' for special needs audiences The lights go up, the sound goes down, and kids are free to wander around. The Paragon Theater at 53 S. Evergreen Ave., Arlington He...
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Constable: U.S. entered World War I a century ago - how suburbs rememberApr 06, 2017 5:00 am - One hundred years ago today, the United States Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of entering “the war to end all wars.” Had that war lived up to its optimistic slog...