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Environmental deregulation helped Trump win rural America. Now some fear he's gone too farJan 01, 2018 12:00 am - BUCKEYE, Iowa - "Come on! Come on! Go girls!" Annette Sweeney was on horseback, hollering at her chocolate-colored cows on a perfect Iowa morning, happy that her life is...
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Will small marijuana farmers be wiped out when pot goes legal in California?Jan 01, 2018 12:00 am - As the daughter of a back-to-the-land homesteader and pot farmer, I learned never to speak of what my father did. We lived a simple life in times when only growing a few...
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Nutritious eating in '18: Algae oil, chicory root and other trendsDec 31, 2017 6:40 am - Last year was all about plant protein, sprouted foods and healthy fats. My prediction is that 2018 will be focused on eating to prevent and manage health conditions such...
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11 leadership books to read in 2018Dec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Following a year of dizzying news cycles, Twitter flame wars and increasingly deep political divisions, getting engrossed in a meaty book on leadership lessons, in-depth...
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The dark side of your $5 Footlong: Business owners say it could bankrupt themDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - A Subway sandwich is far more than the sum of its fillings, franchisee Keith Miller says. Those ingredients cost roughly $2. Then he pays labor. Electricity. Gas. Royalt...
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'I hope I can quit working in a few years': A preview of the U.S. without pensionsDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - TULSA, Okla. - Tom Coomer has retired twice: once when he was 65, and then several years ago. Each time he realized that with just a Social Security check, “You can hard...
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Will #metoo movement speed up the number of women in leadership — or slow it down?Dec 31, 2017 12:00 am - As the wave of sexual harassment allegations reached seismic proportions, one solution touted repeatedly has been the need for more women in power. Barack Obama suggeste...
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It was a year of wins for investors. Will stocks keep climbing in 2018?Dec 31, 2017 12:00 am - The stock market resembles a locomotive as it heads into 2018. Low interest rates, near-record employment, healthy corporate earnings, global economic strength and a mos...
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Uber appears ready to sell its subprime car-loan businessDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - Ending a turbulent year marked by heavy losses, Uber is said to be selling its subprime car-loan business, which may have cost the company hundreds of millions of dollar...
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Netflix's cash bonuses become salary thanks to new tax planDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - Netflix's top executives will now get paid in full no matter how the company does, thanks to the Republican tax plan. The streaming-video provider is scrapping its cash ...