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AP reporters, photographers stage 'byline strike'

Posted by acmaurer 1150 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Category: Business | Tags: ap business economy news newspapers
Journalists and photographers at the US news agency the Associated Press (AP) are withholding their bylines in protest[...] read more »
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Haunted houses are closing because they're not "scary" anymore

Posted by acmaurer 1208 days ago, popular 1208 days ago (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: businesses economy halloween
People are immune to haunted houses - so those in the industry are trying to figure out what frightens people in order to stay open.[...] read more »
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$265,986 Paid to $1,650 Students For Good Grades In Chicago

Posted by acmaurer 1211 days ago (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: economy education incentives money
1,650 Chicago Public Schools students are cashing in on a new program offering money to freshmen at 20 schools for good grades[...] read more »
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A very bad year for restaurants

Posted by acmaurer 1211 days ago (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: business economy food restaurants
Skyrocketing food costs, imploding stock market and high fuel prices are making 2008 the worst since 1980, a report finds read more »
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Do black customers demand more, tip less?

Posted by acmaurer 1212 days ago (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: economy money personal finance
One columnist wonders if people of different races tend to tip better than others. Interesting because many readers weigh in and comment. read more »
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Is college worth it?

Posted by acmaurer 1214 days ago, popular 1214 days ago (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: college economy jobs loans
The earnings gap between college grads and high school grads has been shrinking the past few years, and now with college costs increasing and the eco[...] read more »
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