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A Final Thought: They Are Coming For My Job
Advancements in artificial intelligence have been in the news in recent weeks. Companies like OpenAI have developed software that creates original images and text. An app called DALL·E will generate an image based on your description. (It’s important to note that this AI system does not simply search the internet for an image; it creates it...
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When local supports local
As a consumer, you can spend your money anywhere you choose. Steve Walbolt, owner of MDG Flooring America and Kiba Studios, suggests that supporting locally owned businesses can offer advantages to your community. Here, he explains more. Q: How does shopping local help one’s community?A: The money you spend with a local business is more...
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Katy Dix Brahler, of Re/Max, gives the inside scoop on what’s happening in the real estate market right now
Local Re/Max Realtor Katy Dix Brahler doesn’t like to brag, and she doesn’t have to. Her numbers speak for themselves. In 2022, she sold more than $18 million in real estate. How does she manage to operate up in the rarified atmosphere so few real estate agents ever reach? By staying steps ahead of what’s happening in the...
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Are you open? Here’s how to keep your holiday hours up to date
During the holiday season, many businesses change their hours depending on the day of week when various holidays fall. This can be confusing and frustrating to customers. Are you open on Christmas Day? Are you closing early Christmas Eve? What about New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day? Are you closing completely for the last week of the...
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A Final Thought: The Power of Apology
I have been taken to task by Mimi readers upset at my use of Jesus’s name as an interjection in my November column, My How Time Flies. We often call out to the heavens instinctively and spontaneously in moments of great joy, fear or shock, yet one can soften these reactions to the less offensive “gosh,” “golly,” “jees,”...
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