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Sex, money and getting along with your partner
Surprising? Not really. Seventy percent of couples said money causes most of their spats. Yes, finances are a more common source of disagreement and irritation than household chores, snoring or…
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Tired of investing your money on Wall Street? Try local food
Slow Money invests in small-scale farm enterprises
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Sainio Durango Detail Doctor announces its opening at 29251 U.S. Highway 160. The business is owned by Richard Padilla who has more than five years of detailing experience. The business…
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Tween’s bedroom can be balancing act
It’s a great place to give growing adolescents some creative freedom. But will they reject at age 12 the color palette and furniture they begged for when they were 10?…
On Real Estate
Steps can help protect your credit score
Here are a few options: Fraud alerts The main step credit-protection programs take is to activate a fraud alert on your credit profile at all three major credit bureaus: Equifax,…
Business
Renovation important to construction industry
A remodeling job altered the back entrance to this home in Vail, Colo.Vail Daily.com/Associated Press David Hyde is the president of Shaeffer Hyde Construction, a company with 35 years in…
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Darrick Robinson has been promoted to superintendent of system operations at La Plata Electric Association. In his new position, Robinson will oversee the dispatch team as well as LPEA’s electronics…
Thoughts Along The Way
Data looking good if you believe the numbers
Despite recent job-creation numbers below what many expected, which I suspect is a glitch, the U.S. economy’s performance is stellar when compared with other Western developed countries. U.S. inflation-adjusted gross…
Business
Doors divide haves, have-nots
Many state and local officials are looking at new laws that will make it illegal for New York City apartment buildings to ban some tenants receiving government incentives from using…
Local News
Prairie dogs: Plague or boon?
Residents may hate them, but businesses dealing with the burrowing rodent are having a banner season
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Tiny houses offer big potential in some areas
An exterior and interior look at the Minim House, a 210-square-foot home designed by Foundry Architects and Brian Levy. Downtown nonprofit cityLab intends to build a home with this design…
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Right at home: Advice for living in small space
Take Meg Volk, 22, a New York-based producer and photographer who is a seasoned veteran of the tiny-home trenches: She’s on her third, less-than-300-square-foot studio apartment. Find vertical space; think…
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Garlic chives: Ornamental, tasty, sometimes weedy
This photo shows garlic chives, which is ornamental, tasty, and – when grown at an appropriate location, such as the one depicted in New Paltz, New York – does not…
On Real Estate
Consult with Homeowner’s Association
In the beginning a home search it is always important to discuss with your Realtor your lifestyle, hobbies and family pets. Most subdivisions have an active Homeowner’s Association, an HOA,…
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Bad credit, no job? Hey, that’s OK. Take out a loan
Auto industry resorts to risky loans to keep good times rolling
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The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and First Southwest Bank will sponsor a workshop called “Starting Your Business” from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Durango…