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Health care costs: A pain in the neck

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Renee Lux
Mar 2, 2012
When you're in pain and in need of treatment, it's hard to pay really close attention to your health care choices. Commentator Renee Lux describes how treating her stiff neck led to a huge hike in her insurance costs.
Posted In: Health, healthcare, pain, treatment, legislation, hospital, Money
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How many other Jeremy Lins are out there?

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Kristina Wong
Mar 2, 2012
Commentator Kristina Wong says preconceived notions of who we should be keep budding potential unnoticed.
Posted In: Jeremy Lin, Asian-american
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Sugar: Public (health) enemy No. 1?

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Mark Bittman
Mar 1, 2012
Commentator Mark Bittman argues we should regulate sugar like we do cigarettes.
Posted In: sugar, Health
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Ode to the 'Start button'

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Jennifer 8. Lee
Feb 29, 2012
Microsoft's iconic workhorse is gone from the latest version of Windows.
Posted In: windows 8, computers, start button, windows, Microsoft
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Government must promote savings

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Chris Farrell
Feb 24, 2012
Marketplace's economics editor Chris Farrell says government needs to push sound saving, rather than sound borrowing.
Posted In: government, Saving, spending, borrowing
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Save our savings

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Chris Farrell
Feb 24, 2012
Marketplace economics editor Chris Farrell says it's all very well telling us to save, but where are we supposed to put our money?
Posted In: savings bonds, Postal Service, lending, borrowing, legislation
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What do we owe Greece?

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Angelo Tsarouchas
Feb 23, 2012
Commentator Angelo Tsarouchas puts a price tag on what Greece has given the world.
Posted In: Greece, Greek debt, greek bailout
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The return of manufacturing?

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Robert Reich
Feb 22, 2012
The GOP candidates and President Obama all have plans to boost manufacturing, but commentator Robert Reich says they're mostly wishful thinking.
Posted In: manufacturing, unions, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Barack Obama
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Military impostors hurt real veterans

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Scott Lyon
Feb 17, 2012
Former Marine and commentator Scott Lyon says impostors give Americans a false view of veterans.
Posted In: impostors, veterans, military
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Sick to death of saving

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Zo Webster
Feb 17, 2012
Commentator Zo Webster has been a saver all her life - but recently she's begun to change her tune.
Posted In: Saving, frugality, spending, Banks, Money

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