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Angles to tackle as interest rates show signs of creeping up
Interest rates are on the front burner this month, from speculation about the Federal Reserve’s stance on rates to the [...]
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Property flippers are back: Find the impact on local home sales, prices
A word we haven’t heard much of in recent years suddenly seems to be rippling through the zeitgeist again:  “Flipping.” [...]
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The follow-up: Your endless supply of great stories
Six times a week, I have to stand and deliver for the Seattle Times: Five blog posts and one Sunday [...]
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The Energy Revolution: Finding Powerful Stories Everywhere: Boston, NLGJA, Aug. 23
You keep hearing about “fracking” in western Pennsylvania and North Dakota, but can’t imagine how it would affect your community. In [...]
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Road construction: Spotting local stories in orange-barrel season
Orange-barrel season is in full swing (though actually, the season seems to last year-round lately), and why not put the [...]
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