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Waiting on Lawson

Bob Collins April 25, 2011, 1:34 PM Apr 25, 2011

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What happens to Lawson’s St. Paul presence if the company is sold?

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With the economy, divorce rebounds too

Bob Collins April 22, 2011, 3:45 PM Apr 22, 2011

Now that the economy is rebounding, more people are shedding their spouses.

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What should be done with vacant property?

Bob Collins April 20, 2011, 11:54 AM Apr 20, 2011

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One analyst says vacant, foreclosed properties should be bulldozed.

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Economic jitters

Bob Collins April 18, 2011, 10:08 AM Apr 18, 2011

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What was your favorite economic recovery moment?

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How to get rich(er)

Bob Collins April 13, 2011, 11:16 AM Apr 13, 2011

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Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi, in an article due in the next issue, casts light on part of the financial bailout he says gave away billions of dollars to financial fatcats who gamed a system designed to free up allegedly frozen credit markets.

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An end to the mortgage deduction?

Bob Collins April 11, 2011, 2:45 PM Apr 11, 2011

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The mortgage deduction has been termed ‘America’s favorite deduction,’ but as tax day approaches, it seems harder to find its friends.

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Employee mistake not enough to lose unemployment

Bob Collins April 5, 2011, 1:47 PM Apr 5, 2011

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The Appeals Court case shows the extent to which a worker occasionally has to go to get unemployment

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Cravaack throws in with Ryan on budget plan

Bob Collins April 5, 2011, 11:12 AM Apr 5, 2011

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Eighth District Congressman Chip Cravaack has apparently signed on to Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget-cutting plan that constitutes the line in the sand some Republicans are drawing in Washington.

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Sizing up the McConomy

Bob Collins April 4, 2011, 12:41 PM Apr 4, 2011

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Are 50,000 fast-food jobs a sign of a recovering economy, or a sign that it’s not recovering very fast?

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The future: What if this is as good as it gets?

Bob Collins April 1, 2011, 11:37 AM Apr 1, 2011

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What if my generation — Baby Boomers — are the last generation in the history of the United States to have a better standard of living than the previous one?

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