Business Columns
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New law provides protection for seniors with reverse mortgageAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- There's a lot to digest in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. I've addressed a few provisions of the new law already, and over the next several...
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The power of attentive spendingAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Yes, there is a silver lining in the gigantic cloud that surrounds us. It's small, but it has a value far greater than most people realize. I call it the Power of Attent...
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Moms helping kids go green when heading back to schoolAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Two Naperville moms started a business designed to help eliminate trash in the lunchroom. The women are helping families go back to school green through their business,...
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Comcast goes international to compete with AT&TAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - When Comcast Corp. (www.comcast.com) started offering Digital Voice in 2005 to suppliment its Internet and cable TV services, many shied away. What happens if the elect...
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Couple coaches personal and professionalAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Husband and wife team Tom and Evie Caprel joke that they're just "a couple-a-coaches." Both have their own coaching businesses, which they operate from their Wheaton hom...
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Mentoring program aids women-owned businessesAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Nancy Roach "needed people to brainstorm with." She found them when her business, Westmont-based Strada Real Estate Services, Inc., was accepted into the ATHENAPowerLink...
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Meet the alternative minimum tax for the retiredAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: What triggers taxation of Social Security benefits and what does not? Can the tax be avoided? - L.M., by e-mail A: The only proven way to avoid the tax is to have l...
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Don't count on new law to save youAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - A little-known provision in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, signed into law by President Bush recently, is supposed to help homebuyers understand how...
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Factory-style training caters to youth athletesAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Joe Giustino's gym designed for student athletes doesn't have mirrors, TVs, fancy weightlifting machines or air conditioning cranked low. The St. Charles facility, much ...
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Want a good raise? RetireAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Senior citizens can look forward to a major increase in Social Security benefits next year. Unless there is a sudden rush of deflation in the current quarter, the increa...