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Occupy Wall Street Movement
Photo via Flickr A small protest that started on Wall Street in New York has spread with fervor to many of the largest cities in the U.S. three years after the financial meltdown. It seems that the...
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Bank of America Drops $5 Debit Card Use Fee
Photo courtesy of MoneyBlogNewz via Flickr This week Bank of America decided to drop its plan to charge a $5 monthly fee for debit card use. Mounting pressure from upset customers and bad publicity led...
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Boxing Matches Fixed for the Hype
Photo courtesy leyla.a via Flickr This weekend was full of sports action, but none compared to the much-anticipated third fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao. The stage was set for...
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Black Friday Demeans the Holiday Spirit
Photo courtesy of tshein via Flickr I’ve always found it ironic that after a day dedicated to giving thanks for our family, friends and loved ones and for the things we appreciate the most in life, we...
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Returning Unwanted Christmas Gifts
Have you returned an unwanted Christmas gift these past few weeks…what’s up with that? My 10-year-old daughter received a few gifts she already had or didn’t want this holiday and luckily (I thought)...
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Snow Storm Parking Wars
Merrydian/flickr Chicago finally received its first taste of a big snow storm last week, as temperatures dropped and the snow accumulated up to five inches the following day, according to the National...
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An Eerie Silence: Death of 14-year-old Alejandro Jaime Leaves Community in...
Alejandro Jaime’s family stands together during his memorial service at Calmeca Academy on June 6, 2012. From left Naomi Jaime, Alejandra Alvarado, Rocio Alvarado, Victor Jaime and Alva Victoria...
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Work the Workplace, Don’t Let it Work You: Keys to Move Up the Corporate Ladder
Radio host, producer and blogger Shantell Jamison Like many college grads, I didn’t have a clue as to what I was going to do after I walked across that stage. I had no job, no internship and just over...
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Ashland bridge demo a taste of things to come?
The demolition project of the Ashland Ave. overpass is expected to be completed by November. In the meantime drivers have been experiencing longer commute times due to the reduction of lanes. (The...
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What’s up with that? Local youth step up for their communities
Sisters Ana (left) and Romelia Macedo worked as election judges for the primaries on March 18. Photo courtesy of Francisco Enriquez. By the time you read this column, Chicago’s primary election results...
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