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Name your price
Haggling isn’t just something your immigrant grandmother did that embarrassed you. More Americans are predisposed these days to…
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What can I trade for some dental work?
Fair trade: With the economy in the dumper, more people have turned to bartering to pay health care…
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Three-martini lunch
3-martini lunch: Don’t worry about any plot spoilers from the cast and crew of “Mad Men,” which debuts…
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Good ‘ol boys
Tom Wopat, who played the strapping Bo on “Dukes of Hazzard,” sings and dances up a storm —…
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Icelandic 419
And you thought the Nigerian princes were bad. A would-be traveler asks troubleshooter Christopher Elliott for help after…
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Frozen assets
Cash for flunkers: Former Louisiana congressman William Jefferson, D-Frigidaire, was convicted in federal court Wednesday of accepting bribes,…
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Bubba’s mission
After a meet-up with the Big Dawg (former President Bill Clinton), the Little Dawg (North Korean leader Kim…
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Hitting the Books
College Economics 101: College students — and their cash-strapped parents — are looking to Amazon.com’s Kindle reader and…
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Junk your clunker
What can I get for a riding lawn mower? Responding quickly to concerns that the “Cash for Clunkers”…
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Hot enought for ya?
AC/Doozy: With temperatures still creeping up above 100 in usually temperate Snohomish County, the hot item — sorry…
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Homework hell
Gosh, ya think? Some parents and educators worry that kids, especially younger ones, get too much homework.
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Toucan demystified
Natural wonders: An Internet poll is under way to choose the top seven wonders of nature.
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The Buzz: Trade-in time
Local auto dealers are preparing for the federal cash for clunkers program, in which people can get up…
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Ken Griffey Jr. wine: a full-bodied taste
In a benefit for area charities, Chateau Ste. Michelle will sell 600 bottles of a 2005 cabernet sauvignon…
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Condo can’t-dos
In the market for a condominium? You’ve got a lot of homework ahead of you, so check out…
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Reason not to panic
A new billboard campaign encourages Americans to cast aside the recession blues and think positively about the future.