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Why aging boomers are more prone to scams
Mar 22, 2013
It seems like con artists are dreaming up new scams every week -- and often seniors fall prey to the trickery. But why?
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I heart New Jersey... despite its high property taxes
Mar 22, 2013
Commentator Jen Miller could up and leave the Garden State with its high taxes. But is the grass -- and the tax savings -- really any greener someplace else?
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When cars themselves are backseat drivers
Mar 18, 2013
Commentator Beth Teitell on the downsides of increasingly intelligent car technology.
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Housing recovery: Good for would-be homeowners?
Mar 13, 2013
Commentator Robert Reich says the housing recovery is mostly benefiting investors, not home buyers.
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Payday lenders need to be more transparent
Mar 8, 2013
Last week on Marketplace, a payday loan lender defended his industry, saying as long as customers did the math, he wasn't doing anything wrong. Commentator Helaine Olen begs to differ.
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The case for working from home: Commentary
Mar 7, 2013
Writer and artist Tim Sniffen explains why Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's ban on working from home simply won't work for him.
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Help wanted: New pope, experience not required
Feb 26, 2013
Commentator John Ortved offers his bid to be the new pope.
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Your Facebook photo: A window into your soul?
Feb 22, 2013
Your online avatar -- that photo or icon that stands for you in the virtual world -- is so much more than an image. Commentator Scott Huler says it's a window into the soul...and that's annoying. Huler lays out his big issues with these few small pixels of modern life.
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Why I don't need a senior discount
Feb 15, 2013
Senior citizens get to purchase a host of goods and services at prices 10-20 percent lower than their under-5o counterparts. But commentator Lorie Eber says it's time for senior citizens give up their discounts.
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Facebook privacy issues: Not the only reason I'm 'unfriending' you
Feb 15, 2013
Commentator Julia Angwin says erosion of privacy on Facebook left her little choice.
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