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Terry Savage: What to know for Medicare open enrollment

By Terry Savage

September 25, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Here’s a look at the headline changes seniors will be forced to confront. And in...

Terry Savage: Why the national debt should concern us

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

The U.S. national debt now exceeds $40 trillion — a MEGO number, which stands for...

Terry Savage: Login process changing at TreasuryDirect

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 9:55 a.m.

These government IOUs are the safest repository for “chicken money” — money you cannot afford...

GET BACK ON A PLAN|People are doing what they can to cut back costs and save money during the coronavirus pandemic. However, a global health crisis is not the time to opt out of having health insurance whatsoever. If you lost health insurance through your job, one of the first steps you should take after your unexpected unemployment is to get enrolled in a new health insurance plan ASAP.

Interpersonal Edge: Dealing with change burn out

By Dr. Daneen Skube

July 13, 2020 at 3:57 p.m.

Q: I'm dragging myself through my home work day lately, fantasizing about beach vacations, and...

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF | Layoffs are emotionally traumatic under any circumstance, let alone a global pandemic. Emotional reactions may range from anxiety and fear to sadness and shame or anger and irritability. Physically, you may experience headaches, nausea or stomach pain too. To cope with the stress, write your feelings, indulge in an at-home activity you enjoy and exercise your body and mind with at-home workouts, stretches or mindfulness exercises.

Factory jobs catch bounce from PPE manufacturing

By Tim Henderson

July 13, 2020 at 3:44 p.m.

As factories start bringing back workers laid off at the beginning of the pandemic, some...

Quest Food employees package meals for distribution at Maine West High School in Des Plaines on July 9, 2020.

PPP loans were meant to help small businesses save jobs amid the pandemic. So why does official data show thousands of recipients retained zero jobs?

By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz

July 10, 2020 at 4:25 p.m.

When Quest Food Management Services was approved for a forgivable federal loan to help it...

Be strategic when reaching out to potential employers on LinkedIn.

Turn LinkedIn connections into constructive conversations

By Kathleen Furore

July 9, 2020 at 4:07 p.m.

DEAR READERS: A reader recently emailed asking if people who connect with LinkedIn members have...

#5. PROTECTIVE SERVICE | - Workers with under 7 hours of sleep: 39.2%
- 95% confidence interval: 35.6%–43.0%
- Occupations most sleep-deprived:
--- #1. Firefighting and prevention workers: 45.8%
--- #2. Law enforcement officers: 39.8%
--- #3. Other protective service workers: 37.7%

Firefighters often work 24-hour shifts on duty, with the next 48 to 72 hours off. That said, hours can be extended in case of major fires such as wildfires. Border patrol agents sometimes work under rough weather conditions, while FBI or Secret Service agents can be called on for extensive travel on short notice.

These are the most sleep-deprived professions

By Seth Berkman

March 3, 2021 at 8:59 a.m.

With almost 10 million Americans working 60 hours per week, Slumber Yard looks at the...

A TOUCH-BUY POLICY IN MIAMI BEACH | Pictured: Store policies for entry are posted at the Pelé Soccer store on Lincoln Road, May 20, 2020, in Miami Beach. The city has begun to allow the reopening of nonessential retail and personal grooming businesses, as well as offices and museums.

As businesses reopen, many Americans plan to spend less

By Bloomberg News

July 10, 2020 at 12:32 p.m.

The novel coronavirus — which has infected almost three million people and killed more than...

What it’s like to enter the work force from your childhood bedroom

By The New York Times

July 9, 2020 at 10:14 a.m.

The playroom in Hannah Todd's childhood home had long served as her refuge for painting...

Woman says she was fired because her children disrupted her work calls

By The New York Times

July 9, 2020 at 10:10 a.m.

A California woman has sued her former employer, saying that she was fired because her...

What it’s like to enter the work force from your childhood bedroom

By New York Times

July 9, 2020 at 10:09 a.m.

Nearly 4 million people were set to graduate from postsecondary institutions in the 2019-20 academic...

Richard Dobatse, who signed up for Robinhood in 2017 and said he lost $860,000 in March, with his family in San Diego, June 28, 2020. Robinhood users buy and sell the riskiest financial products and do so more frequently than customers at other retail brokerage firms, but their inexperience can lead to staggering losses.

Robinhood has lured young traders, sometimes with devastating results

By The New York Times

July 9, 2020 at 10:09 a.m.

Richard Dobatse, a Navy medic in San Diego, dabbled infrequently in stock trading. But his...