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Art of Design: I've Been Framed
You may have pondered before how best to create a gallery-style wall filled with different pieces of art, or even just select a singular work of art to display above your couch. Many consider hanging art to be a burden. ...Read more
Puppy becomes seeing-eye dog for older canine
(UPI) A North Carolina couple said their puppy quickly appointed itself seeing-eye dog for their 11-year-old golden retriever that lost both of his eyes.
Adam and Chelsea Stipe of Mooresville said Charlie the golden ...Read more
Amid three South Florida crashes, revolutionary Tesla remains a work in progress
We are all Tesla's beta testers.
Several of Tesla's vaunted automated navigation features are labeled on its cars' touchscreens and owner's manuals as being in "beta" phase, including "Autosteer" "Navigate on Autopilot," ...Read more
Everyday Cheapskate: Zero-Interest Balance Transfer Has Its Reward but Is Riddled With Risks
This week, my mailbox reminded me how paying off credit card debt is an uphill battle. And when that minimum monthly payment is mostly going to toward the interest, the climb is even more difficult.
Dear Mary: May I ask ...Read more
Color of Money: The college admissions scandal isn't just about rich, entitled people -- it's a mirror of the March madness that befalls a lot of parents
WASHINGTON -- Please, let's stop pretending that the college cheating scandal is just an indictment of overindulgent, wealthy helicopter parents.
The Justice Department has accused dozens of super-rich parents of making $...Read more
Charged twice for my Marriott room -- how about a refund?
Q: I booked one night at the Courtyard Marriott Miami Downtown/Brickell before a cruise. When I checked in, I told the clerk I was using a Marriott gift card, which he charged for one night.
When I checked out, the hotel ...Read more
House Calls: Special Assessment
Ms. Lank: I have an empty lot in another state and pay the yearly taxes for the lot, but I stopped paying the assessment charges for sewers, etc., because I doubt, now that I'm 83, that I will ever get to use them. Will ...Read more
Driving strategies to improve gas mileage
With spring officially back in swing, be prepared for gas prices to begin their annual ascent.
Small yet significant changes in your driving habits can help you cut a few bucks off your monthly gas expenses. Many drivers ...Read more
GM plans to make new electric car, spend $300M, hire 400 workers
After weeks of criticism over its U.S. manufacturing cuts, General Motors said Friday it plans to spend $300 million to build a new electric car at its Orion Assembly Plant north of Detroit and provided a vigorous defense ...Read more
Hot Property: Dennis Quaid breaks tie to Pacific Palisades home
LOS ANGELES -- It's a wrap in the Pacific Palisades, where Dennis Quaid has sold his home for $5.9 million. That's down about $600,000 from what the actor originally sought last summer.
Built in 1929, the home has stayed ...Read more
Attachment Parenting
“So, what do you think of attachment parenting?”
My inquisitor was a 30-something mom. I sensed she was testing me, trying to determine whether I was worth her time.
“Not much,” I said. “I don’t see any ...Read more
Mark Phelan: SUVs dominate list of vehicles that last 200,000-plus miles
SUVs justify their workhorse reputation in a survey of longest lasting vehicles by car-buying website iseecars.com.
The vehicles most likely to reach 200,000 miles or more are overwhelmingly likely to be SUVs, according ...Read more
Under the Hood: Recurring, unexplained leakage bedevils Yukon owner
Q: I have been experiencing a water leak in our GMC Yukon.
It does not have a sunroof. There is no crack in the windshield. For approximately one month we noticed a soggy carpet on the front passenger side. There have ...Read more
Motormouth: Offer of extra auto work might help dealer 'find' replacement airbags
Q: I read the column in which a reader who owns a 2007 Ford Fusion in need of $1,100 in suspension repairs was asking whether to do the work if the car's airbags had not been replaced.
I own a 2008 Acura RL, which was ...Read more
Class action suit could change real-estate commissions
WASHINGTON -- In what could be the most far-reaching antitrust lawsuit for the real estate market in decades, the National Association of Realtors and four of the largest realty companies have been accused of a conspiracy ...Read more
Cadillac's legless black bird takes flight in a most exclusive engine
A legless bird, the founder of Detroit and meticulous hand-craftsmanship all define Cadillac's most exclusive and expensive engine: The Blackwing.
It's such a prized piece of engineering that Cadillac refuses to share it ...Read more
Few black people get home mortgages in Detroit, data show
DETROIT -- White people make up just 10 percent of Detroit's population but got nearly half of the home mortgage loans made in 2017 for which the race of the applicant was known.
That data point and several more show that...Read more
GM's laid off workers tell Ford employees: Start looking for new job
DETROIT -- Early this year, a data analyst at General Motors self-assuredly told a colleague over lunch that her boss had guaranteed that her job would not be cut.
Just weeks before, on Nov. 26, GM had announced it would ...Read more
Painkiller addiction, heroin use targeted by UAW, automakers in contract talks
DETROIT -- Few of the hundreds of UAW members gathered this month at Detroit's Cobo Center knew the painful truth. Rory Gamble, one of their leaders, had buried his granddaughter weeks earlier.
"Tori died in January," ...Read more
Real estate Q&A: If you broke it, you're on the hook for repairs
Q: The tub in my condo flooded and my kitchen and the public hallway were damaged. I do not have insurance. My association wants me to pay for the repairs. Do I have to? -- Alina
Q: I replaced the shutters on my condo ...Read more
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