Articles filed under Washington Post
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Hearing loss can be harmful, but it often can be alleviatedAug 03, 2015 5:45 am - Sometimes the changes that affect the well-being of our loved ones come about so slowly that we don't understand what's happening. Even being a medical professional didn...
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Could one concert do a lifetime of damage to your ears?Aug 03, 2015 5:45 am - If you're unlucky, all it takes is one loud concert to spark a lifetime of ear problems - a constellation of symptoms that include not just hearing loss but also ringing...
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Retailer's 'flexible scheduling' leaves worker in knotsAug 02, 2015 7:41 am - Q: My 23-year-old daughter was hired by a local branch of a national clothing store. During her interview, she was told she would be scheduled to work at least 20 to 25 ...
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Career Coach: Here's what it takes to be a world-class athlete in businessAug 02, 2015 7:40 am - Wouldn't it be great to harness the drive that makes athletes successful? The qualities that make a great athlete are strikingly similar to the qualities that make for a...
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Love of learning is the key to success in the jobless futureAug 02, 2015 7:39 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. - Not long ago, schoolchildren chose what they wanted to be when they grew up, and later selected the best college they could gain admission to, spent ...
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After decline, paper industry tries to win back consumers' heartsAug 02, 2015 7:38 am - Remember paper? Memos to sign. Maps to fold. Letters to write. Calendars to flip. Wistful paper executives remember. They've watched email, annotatable PDFs, digital cal...
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The growing wealth gap that nobody is talking aboutAug 02, 2015 7:37 am - WASHINGTON - What are your odds of being a millionaire, do you think? One in 10? One in 50? One in 100? If you're over 62, your odds of having at least $1 million in net...
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How the Ford F-150 became a plaything for the richAug 02, 2015 7:35 am - WASHINGTON - Ford's first F-Series trucks were no-frills workhorses built for no-frills workers, promoted as if they were carved out of stone for the blue-collar, meat-e...
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Companies are giving their workers benefits instead of raisesAug 02, 2015 7:33 am - Once a staple of the American workplace, the annual raise is turning into a relic of the pre-crisis economy as companies turn to creative - and cheaper - ways to compens...
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Corporate America is doing something about your insomniaAug 02, 2015 7:32 am - Corporate America has long tried to help its employees stop smoking, eat healthier and get in better shape. More recently, companies have been rolling out ways to help t...