Business Columns
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Area entrepreneur builds her own brand of Chinese cookingMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - While preparing stir fry, chicken will retain its juices if it's cut very thin and marinated with egg white and corn starch, according to an area cook. This is one tip Y...
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Resources can help solve problemsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Finding good small business advice can be difficult -- which is why this week's column is a sharing list of advisers I have found who understand smaller businesses. Ther...
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You can retire early, but it may require a 'reset'May 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Am I too young to retire and survive? I am 55 years old, and before company reorganization and the elimination of my position, I had a plan. I was cutting back on spe...
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Career coach says employees must shift focus from job satisfactionMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - A career coach from Lincolnshire believes there is hope in the workplace despite uncertain economies and job markets. A big part of the equation comes from within. Jeffr...
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The latest IRS report reveals the truth about income taxesMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Taxes are unpleasant and unfair. We all know this. And our friends in government work hard to keep it that way. The only thing about taxes that all Americans can agree o...
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Who to see before calling the RealtorMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - When GraceAnn Simoni started her interior redesign and home staging business in 2001, her Web site was the only calling card she had on the Internet. It still is. "There...
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Avoid cons that lead to identity theftMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - When most people think about Internet security problems, they focus on viruses and spyware -- technological attacks that can usually be mitigated by technological defens...
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Everything Canine owner learned training at animal hospitalMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Victor Villarreal often feels an emotional connection with dogs. People have even referred to him as the "dog whisperer." Based on this and his training at an animal hos...
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Family opens Airtastic inflatable play land to work off energyMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The energy of three young boys sparked the idea for a new business in Aurora. Chris and Jacque LeBreck's three sons were the inspiration for Airtastic, an inflatable pla...
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Consider funds that reduce riskApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I'm semiretired, married, with no children. We own our home. I'm 62, have no pension. Our total savings is $95,000 in Vanguard Target Retirement 2010 fund in an IRA. ...