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Aftermarket catalytic converters can fail specificationsApr 08, 2017 6:01 am - By Doug McAllister Q. I have a Toyota Camry and I recently had its catalytic converter replaced. The problem is my check engine light came back on two months later. The ...
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Association can act to protect property from damageApr 08, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I recently received a warning from my association advising me I better get rid of my car since it is leaking oil and making the driveway "dirty." After I was done lau...
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Fixed-income retirees worry about reserve fund shortfallApr 08, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My wife is a member of a finance committee at the age 55-plus condos where we live. It offers recommendations to the executive board, as we are a self-managed communi...
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Qualifying for a mortgage depends on several factorsApr 08, 2017 6:00 am - When I wrote the first version of this article in 2000, I felt it necessary to emphasize to potential borrowers that they were not beggars who had to approach lenders ha...
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Rozner: Worlds, stars, rules collide at MastersApr 08, 2017 1:00 am - Every sport talks about growing the game. And no sport offers louder lip service than golf, which concludes a Masters with two very different storylines colliding at Aug...
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Constable: Some old Cubs stiffed on big MLB pensionsApr 08, 2017 1:00 am - During the 1970s, when the Chicago Cubs played only day games at Wrigley Field, infielder Carmen Fanzone made his nightly pilgrimages into the hot spots of Chicago's nig...
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Grammar Moses: Close, but no cigarApr 08, 2017 1:00 am - Last week I discussed the important difference between "interment" and "internment" and how I suspect many people don't know they are two words. Since then I've gotten a...
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Alien Day celebrates the classic film and this summer's prequelApr 07, 2017 6:00 am - If you're bursting with excitement over the May 19 release of "Alien: Covenant," director Ridley Scott's return to the sci-fi/horror franchise he helped launch in 1979, ...
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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...