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Taking advantage of tax-free weekend?
By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
As the Advocate's business reporter, I get to cover a pretty wide variety of things - new store openings to sales tax trends and, yes, the mayhem that is day-after-Thanksgiving shopping. On Friday, though, I'm covering a different crazy shopping ...
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Don't believe everything you read.
By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
Editor's note: This blog was originally posted on July 23, 2009. We are posting it again due to various e-mails and messages received recently regarding this topic. Has a racist e-mail crossed your path recently (or even not so recently) ...
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The business of ... business cards
By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
Hey guys, I'm revamping my blog just a little. Instead of focusing on arts and crafts like I have in the past, now I'm planning to dig into business and agriculture since, well, that's what I do at work. I'm ...
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By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
Any Crossroads residents preparing for a summer vacation? If so, I'd love to talk to you! I'm working on a story about the effects the travel industry has seen in today's economy. From what I hear, area folks are still ...
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By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
I'm working on a story about summer hiring in the area and was hoping you guys could help. We've heard that high school and college students looking for summer work this year will see stiffer competition than usual, with so ...
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By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
Ever slipped a goldfish into the water cooler? Glued your co-worker's computer mouse to the desk? Changed up all the office clocks? If so, I want to talk to you. I'm pulling together people's best office April Fools Day pranks ...
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By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
Does anybody out there have suggestions on a good video camera that preferably won't break the bank? My sister's told me she'd like to get a camera to record her little one as he grows and, since I haven't gotten ...
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By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
Every new addition to the family is bound to bring some turmoil. My sister, for instance, gave birth to a 6-pound, 4-ounce bouncing baby boy - Mason Maynard Santos - on January 23 and I know things at their house are ...
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It doesn't just make the heart grow fonder ...
By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
Nope. Distance makes planning a party difficult. Really difficult. I came to this conclusion during my lunch break today as I sat with increasingly gluey fingers, eating my sub sandwich, finishing up the last of my sister's baby shower invitations (Yes, the party's ...
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By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
It's official. I definitely prefer going to parties over throwing them. I actually came to that conclusion after my parents' joint 50th birthday party in September but that didn't stop me from planning another. I'll be an aunt in mid-February (for ...