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More than half of us have socked away less than $25,000 for retirement, or about the price of a midsized car, according to a recent survey. About 20 percent of households have $1,000 or less in the bank.
The latest gross domestic product numbers for the United States — showing 3.5 percent growth in the third quarter — are surely the light at the end of the recessionary tunnel. Feel better?
Previous ColumnsThe Palm Pixi will make its debut this weekend as part of Sprint's smartphone line-up.
The often-bloody battles that established the country’s union movement are usually associated with places such as New York and Michigan. But Bill Clause also wants you to think of Kansas City when considering the rise of organized labor during the Great Depression.
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A native son returned to Kansas City last week to tout the redevelopment that’s transformed downtown Omaha, Neb., giving much of the credit to an assertive philanthropic culture there. While metro Omaha has less than half the population of the Kansas City area, its private donor community is major league when it comes to money for big civic projects, said Mike Fahey, who recently completed two terms as mayor.
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Several area restaurants have shut down in the last week. •Less than six months after opening in The Legends at Village West, Cleat’z Sportz Bar and Grill has closed.
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I have long had a thing for a perfectly sacked grocery bag. Four corners neat and square, cans on the bottom, bread on top. Light as a feather.
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Times are tough. Brethren are falling all around. Then the insurance company demands three years’ worth of premiums — in advance. So why aren’t banks up in arms now that just such a call has come from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.?
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In the midst of all the politicking and polemics, here are some health care facts you can take to the bank. The numbers may reinforce your comfort with the system we have. Or they may fuel your desire for change.
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