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Social media can make house hunting 'P-interesting'
It’s easy to get caught up and spends hours at a time on social media sites, but those hours don’t have to be a waste.
While you’re getting lost in future craft or cooking projects on Pinterest you can now click your way to real estate boards where you can find homes for sale in your neighborhood and tips for s ... (full story)
Ohio college trains future zookeepers
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Rachel Dalton has wanted to be an animal doctor since she was old enough to begin thinking about what she would do when she grew up.
She had a passion for the exotic animals commonly found in zoos. Her only problem was figuring out the best place to go to college for a degree that was more specific ... (full story)
Owning a home can be a tax perk, or a tax headache
Owning a home comes with a lot of great perks, especially come tax time.
But some homeowners, especially new ones, may not be taking advantage of all the tax breaks available to them.
And for others, tax season may be just one big headache.
Before the new year and tax frenzy begin, it may be helpful to know some of the ded ... (full story)
Broker recommends equity-indexed annuity
Dear Mr. Berko: My significant other and I are in our early 50s, and in March 2008, we rolled over our 401(k) accounts -- which were stuck in some stupid, pitiful mutual funds offered by our company -- to a Roth IRA with a broker we didn't like because we were in a hurry. This broker recommended a portfolio of utility, drug and oil ... (full story)
Local
Man who threatened police officer multiple times loses appeal
The 9th District Court of Appeals ruled recently that a Summit County man’s convictions for retaliation, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and aggravated menacing were not against the manifest weight of the evidence, affirming the trial court’s guilty findings.
The three-judge appellate panel also ruled to reverse ... (full story)
Local attorney’s practice lies between polygraphs and law
After 36 years and scores of high-profile cases, Akron attorney Bill Evans recalls the first murder examination he conducted as a polygraph expert.
A Bath woman disappeared without a trace, and police questioned a man who delivered a water softener to her home that day.
“He was not a suspect, but he was the guy last kno ... (full story)