Articles filed under Washington Post
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Will accent and obesity sink this job search?Jul 31, 2016 7:11 am - Q: My stepdaughter, a recent college graduate, is living with her dad and me while looking for a lab research position for which she'd be qualified with an average GPA a...
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Three great websites for boomers and retireesJul 31, 2016 7:10 am - Baby Boomers love to read. Why? Because we were raised with newspapers. Most of us remember the days when every city not only had a morning newspaper, but also an aftern...
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What happens to your house when you file for bankruptcyJul 31, 2016 7:09 am - Q: "I want to file for bankruptcy but do not want to include my car or my house. Is that possible?" A: Bankruptcy is a complicated process that gives consumers a chance ...
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Career Coach: Being 'PC' is just another way of showing common courtesyJul 31, 2016 7:00 am - We are hearing a lot these days on the campaign trail and in other forums about what is or is not meant by “political correctness.” Some say they are fed up with having ...
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Are they short-timers or two-timers?Jul 31, 2016 1:00 am - Q: We hired an associate who, after only two months, informed me that she would be leaving in another three months for graduate school. I appreciate her informing me now...
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No longer slaves to the clock, retirees must consider anew how to use timeJul 30, 2016 7:30 am - When Solomon Noy retired from his nearly 20-year career as a correctional officer, he was used to 12-hour days on the job. His typical schedule was 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. or ...
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A decade after its founding, WikiLeaks is alienating even its friendsJul 30, 2016 7:22 am - It has been 10 years since Julian Assange founded WikiLeaks, the website that has gone on to serve as the world's most prominent digital repository of leaked government ...
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A new way to fight back when hackers take your data hostageJul 30, 2016 7:20 am - Imagine having all the files on your computer - your documents, your photos, your videos - locked and held hostage by hackers who demand a payout just because you opened...
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Samsung's secret? Make a really good smartphoneJul 30, 2016 7:20 am - Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge have led the company to its most profitable quarter in two years - not bad for a firm that cautioned 2016 could be a rocky one for the sm...
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AT&T is leading a crackdown on obnoxious robocallsJul 30, 2016 7:19 am - AT&T said recently it's forming a "strike force" to beat back robocalls that interrupt your dinner and trick you into talking to prerecorded messages, in response to mou...