Monthly Archives: December 2011

Resolutions Abound: Get a Start in Organic Farming?

December 31, 2011
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Resolutions Abound: Get a Start in Organic Farming?

The Connecticut Chapter of the New England Organic Farming Association (NOFA) is holding a conference on how to get started in organic farming on January 28. The conference is for people who are starting out in farming or for farmers converting their farms to organic operations. The speakers include Dina Brewster, from The Hickories...

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LIFE GOES ON: Weekends & Wednesdays

December 31, 2011
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LIFE GOES ON: Weekends & Wednesdays

WEEKENDS & WEDNESDAY NIGHTS Dear Doctor Kathleen, I am a divorced father of 2 little girls, ages 5 and 7. Fortunately, my ex-wife and I have an excellent relationship and work well co-parenting. The problem is, I see my girls every other weekend and every Wednesday night for dinner and I don’t know what...

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FREE: The Most Dangerous Word For Consumers

December 31, 2011
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Do you know what the most dangerous word for consumers is? FREE . More people have been cheated out of money by those four letters than any other marketing tactic that I can think of. We all are wired to salivate when we see or hear the word free. All logic and rules of...

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Top 10 Debit and Credit Card Stories of 2011

December 30, 2011
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Top 10 Debit and Credit Card Stories of 2011

This past year was a very eventful one in the debit and credit card industry. Here is a review of the top ten stories of 2011: 1. Debit Card Interchange Fee The government regulation of the debit card interchange fee was the most controversial issue of the year. The Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank...

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