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Don't miss out on this year's tax freebies!

They say there's a light at the end of every tunnel. A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. A silver lining to every cloud. No matter which way you state it, the fact remains—after every grueling, tedious and downright frustrating period of time, there usually follows a ...

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This week in deals: Save 40% on H&R Block At Home Online

Tax time! If you haven't done your taxes, what are you waiting for? Perhaps, a killer deal? I actually have a couple of those waiting for you below. While I'm not trying to stress you out, you're only 6 days away from the deadline. Stop procrastinating and get yourself to ...

A 280-ton punch press with an auto-feed line at Kreider Corp., the largest press on the premises. Kreider Corp., a local supplier for Navistar, manufactures clips and clamps for Navistar trucks.

Growth found in weak manufacturing job sectors in Ohio

The state forecasts that Ohio’s manufacturing employment will remain flat between 2010 and 2020. Some fields, such as paper and printing manufacturing, are shedding jobs because of technological advancements and changing consumer habits. But other fields that were projected to shrink, including machinery manufacturing, are adding jobs. While the future ...

Is broker acting in your best interest?

There have been some ugly whistle-blower allegations, yet again, that one of our mega-banks, J.P Morgan/Chase — that only survived due to our generosity — is paying us back by spitting on us, ripping off the very people who chose to invest in the brokerage arm of that bank.The allegations ...

ADHD cases, spending on rise

A recent analysis of federal health data indicates more than 12 percent of Ohio children have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — one of the highest rates in the nation. A New York Times analysis of telephone survey data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Why do retailers ask for our zip codes?

Why do retailers ask for our zip codes?

These days many retailers seem to want answers to an unending and unrelenting battery of questions before you leave their store.

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This week in deals: 20% off at Bloomingdale's and more

It's finally April and as the corporate world puts it, we are now in Q2, the second quarter of our fiscal year. If you haven't done your taxes yet, you have exactly 12 days to do it! If you've done your taxes and you got money back from Uncle Sam, ...

Kris Sonnenberg, 38, right, sits with her children from left: Mike, 8, Charlie, 12, and Elise, 17, in their backyard Tuesday, May 25, 2010 in Chicago. Kris is considered to be a member of Generation X and Elise is Generation Y. Mike and Charlie may end up being a member of Generation Z, depending on how the youngest up-and-coming  generation will be defined. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Gen X and Gen Y falling behind parents’ wealth

For young people today, the American dream of working hard, saving money and becoming richer than their parents may be out of reach, according to a new study. Americans in their mid-30s and younger have accumulated less wealth than their parents did at that age more than 25 years ago ...

Kettering Medical Center emergency department doctor William Brady converses with patient Opal Cox, 85, who suffered a back injury after a fall.   With Obamacare apparently moving forward, what new options will Americans have for healthcare coverage? -- Staff Photo by Ty Greenlees

Obamacare will help about 200K residents afford private coverage

Nearly 200,000 residents in southwest Ohio would be eligible for premium tax credits to help pay for coverage on Ohio’s new health insurance marketplace being set up under President Barack Obama’s health care reform law, according to a report Thursday from Families USA, a national nonprofit advocacy organization. Statewide, about ...

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This week in deals: 40% off everything at Ann Taylor LOFT and more

It's Spring break this week (at least for Los Angeles Unified School District) and Easter Sunday is coming up this weekend. What are your plans for Spring break and Easter? In lieu of sending my daughter to camp for 1 week, I'm having her stay at home with me. In ...

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