Articles filed under Washington Post
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The tax bill has turned America's accountants into 'rock stars'Dec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Richard M. Prinzi Jr., CPA, was back at his childhood home in Staten Island for a Christmas party when he noticed something strange. He had, through no concerted effort ...
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10 ways tech will shape your life in 2018, for better and worseDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Is the outlook for technology in 2018 exciting - or slightly terrifying? Flip a coin, you'd be right either way. As I look into my crystal ball at what new technologies ...
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2018's challenge: Too many jobs, not enough workersDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Employers nationwide are grappling with a problem that threatens to stall economic growth: vacancies - and lots of them. In Maine, where flurries can fall as late as Apr...
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6 essential questions and answers about prepaying your property taxesDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - People around the country are rushing to prepay their property taxes ahead of Jan. 1, when the tax overhaul enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Donald T...
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Woman gets $284 billion electric bill, wonders whether it's her Christmas lightsDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - What can you buy with $284 billion? You could own all of Netflix. Or purchase 747 Boeing 747s, with change to spare. Or erase the national debts of Venezuela, Nigeria, P...
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Will the rapidly-shrinking store save retail?Dec 26, 2017 12:00 am - With holiday shopping in full swing, Sears decided it was time to host a "grand reopening" for its department store at Fair Oaks Mall in northern Virginia, complete with...
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10 gear-free ways to exercise while travelingDec 24, 2017 6:35 am - Nothing puts a damper on travel quite like a bum back or screaming sciatica. Sitting for long stretches in a car or on a plane, lifting luggage, and slumbering in diffe...
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Focus on 'superstar' workers enables harassment, experts sayDec 24, 2017 6:24 am - These days, no industry, no workplace, no pocket of American life seems to be immune from the long reach of sexual harassment. From Capitol Hill to Hollywood, higher edu...
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Analysis: Of bitcoin, body snatchers and Warren BuffettDec 24, 2017 6:19 am - The most chilling movie scene ever might be the final take of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." One by one we see the human race overtaken by aliens except for the hero,...
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This old drug was free. Now it costs $109,500 a year.Dec 24, 2017 6:19 am - For four decades, Don Anderson of Seattle has been taking the same drug to help control the temporary bouts of immobility and muscle weakness caused by a rare and fright...