Dear Harry: I recently sold a property and made settlement back in November. At the settlement, I discovered that there is a lien on the property for $2,500, dating back to 1973.
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TransUnion, one of the big credit bureaus, recently released a report showing that an increasing number of consumers are choosing to pay their credit card bills before their monthly mortgages.
Americans backed off from holiday spending in January, but retail sales rose for a third month in a row compared with a year earlier, largely because of gas price hikes, according to figures released Wednesday by a key data service.
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How can people reinvent themselves after being laid off? Robert Chope, of the Career and Personal Development Institute, answered questions on the topic.
Here's one word of advice for college students thinking ahead to graduation and recent grads still looking for a job. It's "internship."
Nancy and Randy Williams are quite proud of their three-bedroom, 21st-century house, though it's hidden behind a row of 18th-century stone buildings in Chestnut Hill.
Question: I would like to repaint my kitchen, but have a question. The walls have some mold on them despite the use of a dehumidifier in the basement. Is there an additive or special paint I can use to prevent mold and fungus buildup with the new paint?
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Al Haas: The attractive Forte Koup brings a dash of sportiness to Kia's model line, complementing the oddball charm of the little Soul hatchback the automaker introduced last year.
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The rocky economy has had an impact on the size, value and bottom line of many of the top 100 companies in the 10-county Philadelphia region, as well as on the total pay of their CEOs.
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When the snow is drifting and the roads are barely passable, there always seem to be a few oases of normalcy in a suddenly uncivilized world:
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