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My best friend recently sent me a pretty interesting article. Check it out. . . . So I’ve been weeding out fake friends in my life lately and I realize I only have three or four really good friends. At the top of the list is my husband, who has been my best friend, my […]

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At McDain’s Restaurant, in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, kids don’t eat free. And since July 16, they haven’t been able to eat at all. Mike Vuick, owner of the Pittsburgh-area restaurant recently announced a ban on children under 6 at his dining establishment. After receiving noise complaints from customers about crying kids at neighboring tables, Vuick decided […]

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Who still writes in cursive? That age-old writing method many folks have not used since fourth grade will no longer be taught in Indiana schools come fall, thanks to a memo from school officials. Instead, students will be expected to become proficient in keyboard use. Seems like a smart move as being able to type […]

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Ashton Kutcher, 33, said he had sworn off relationships before he met his wife Demi Moore, who was divorced from Bruce Willis after a 13-year marriage. “We met in New York, where I was hosting Saturday Night Live, and at the time I was saying to myself, “I’m going to party, I’m going to sleep […]

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Robert Adams thought someone was playing a trick when he saw a plastic bag filled with money lying on the ground in a surburban Chicago strip mall. Adams said the bag he found outside a Chase Bank was filled with lots of bills — a little more than $17,000, as police later determined. “At the […]

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Besides sex, money is the number one subject couples argue about. But it’s become an even more contentious issue in recent years. If you were watching MSNBC last week, you may have seen the segment on “Breadwinner Wives”. Wives who earn more money than their husbands is fast becoming one of the new causes of […]

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Obesity costs American companies $56 billion in lost productivity caused by disability, illness and death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Considering the high toll, some employers are more than willing to pay for a healthier crew. 46% of the nation’s largest employers offer incentives to employees who exercise and have healthy […]

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If you know someone with bad body odor or bad breath, you might find yourself caught between feeling the need to talk to the individual and not knowing how to bring up the subject. Whether this is because you care about the person or are simply uncomfortable with having to smell the odor, body odors […]

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Imagine you’re watching the news and you see surveillance video of your own children committing a crime. That’s what happened last week in Milwaukee. Kizzy, a mother of 2 who didn’t want to give her last name, says she recognized her children on the news and asked them if they were part of a recent […]

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Shakespeare wrote that loaning money to a friend is a good way to lose both friend and money. So what do you do when a relative hits you up for a quick cash infusion? CNBC Network recently reported that 41% of the households in America are living paycheck to paycheck with little to no savings. […]