Articles filed under Washington Post
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Chicago's soda tax fizzled after 2 months. What does it mean for the anti-soda movement?Oct 11, 2017 1:00 am - Less than two months after the country's largest soda tax went into effect, embattled lawmakers in Cook County are already poised to repeal it. The tax has been plagued,...
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Next time pancakes are for dinner, make them Japan styleOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - My first trip outside the United States was a three-month stay in Japan when I was 18. Even back then, I was keenly tuned in to the food scene, health-minded and eager f...
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Small steps: Really basic ways to add exercise to your dayOct 08, 2017 7:30 am - There are many reasons that people avoid exercise. Time is an obvious one. Our lives are already busy - who has time to work out? Money is another common excuse. Gym m...
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Five ways freelance writers can fight burnoutOct 08, 2017 7:20 am - Q: For 15 years I've made my living as a freelance writer and have been grateful for the variety and stimulation that comes with this work. Until recently. For about six...
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Study: Family-owned businesses doing better than the restOct 08, 2017 7:17 am - People like to complain about their families. But when it comes to making money, it's the family-owned businesses that seem to be doing it best. That's the conclusion fr...
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How regulators plan to curb 400 percent interest payday loansOct 08, 2017 7:17 am - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday finalized wide-ranging rules targeting the billions of dollars in fees collected by payday lenders offering high-cos...
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Nebraksa pastor hopes his brewpub will be a religious experienceOct 08, 2017 7:15 am - When you have a drink at the recently opened Steeple Brewing Company in Hastings, Neb., you'll not only have a good beer - you may also be having a religious experience....
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How a successful business grew out of one mother's desperationOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - Entrepreneurs have told me hundreds of times that they are in it to pursue their passion. Julia Ross started her tutoring business out of desperation. She had three surg...
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This is your brain on artOct 07, 2017 7:30 am - If you think about it, having a great time at the theater defies logic in many ways. We enter a space where we're surrounded by strangers. We're bombarded with unusual ...
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What to eat - and what to avoid - when you're expectingOct 07, 2017 7:30 am - When I was pregnant for the first time, I read what I thought to be one of the greatest perspectives on eating during pregnancy. Nina Planck, author of "Real Food" and "...