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Picking health coverage for 2010? Good luck
by Paul Tosto
Nov 05, 2009 6:33PM EST | rating: 10 Man, it used to be easy. Health Plan A or Health Plan B. The differences weren't hard to understand. Most of the time you just picked the same plan and that was fine. If you're in the middle of navigating . . . more 
The path to a new job
by Paul Tosto
Nov 04, 2009 9:55PM EST | rating: 10 When the economy recovers, the jobs that many people held won't be coming back. So we've been interested in how Minnesotans are trying to retrain and remake themselves for the economy ahead. One, . . . more 
What are your health care options for 2010?
by Paul Tosto
Nov 03, 2009 12:57PM EST It's the time of year when people who get health care through their employers choose plans for next year. What kind of options are you looking at? Are they better than 2009? I'm hoping to do some reporting . . . more 
Credit card changes: when a deal isn't a deal
by Paul Tosto
Nov 02, 2009 6:16PM EST | rating: 10 We like to think when we do business with a company, there's a give-and-take relationship mutually beneficial to both. But when it comes to credit cards, consumers are not feeling the love. Sources . . . more 
Green shoots at the library?
by Paul Tosto
Nov 02, 2009 2:24PM EST | rating: 10 Loyal MinnEcon reader and library assistant Teresa Lynch helped us during the summer understand why Hennepin County workers were volunteering to take less money to save jobs. Now she's pointing . . . more Content Comments
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 Paul Tosto replied to a comment by Joanne Vicente on That kind of year... "Joanne, thanks. It's hard to see how things have changed over the years. I lived in South Carolina during the mid-1990s when things were booming. Now it's among the hardest hit states in the nation.Let's . . ." more Oct 30, 2009 2:05PM EDT
Joanne Vicente commented on a post "Here in Florida, we have the nation's highest rate of unemployment. Those of us who are employed have been impoverished, as well. Co-payments on prescriptions went from $10 to $50, and we're told to expect . . ." more Oct 28, 2009 8:04PM EDT
 Tim Nelson commented on a post "When I was working I put 33% into IRA's each month. Now unemployed, I live on $750 a month. Does anything last? Who knows?My IRA's made 35%, all on their own, so far this year." more Oct 27, 2009 9:40PM EDT
Paul Tosto replied to a comment by Gina Raffa on Some tough love for job applicants "Gina, thanks. I agree, five interviews seems excessive. Has that happened to you?" more About MinnEcon
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