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Evansville is one of the minor casualties in the war among the states over jobs. Money is lavished on would-be employers even at the expense of some citizens' basic needs. But in the minds of state politicians and economic developers, this is a small price to pay. From a purely economic point of view, they are dead wrong. But economics and politics are seldom a rational...
Spooky: The sounds, telephones, car sirens going off, sci-fi channels, busy signals. You can listen and record your environment. There's a surrealism in basic everyday life. I'm here, I'm living, I'm walking down the street. I need to get a bite of food. I walk into a 7-11. There are all the candy bar wrappers and the lights. That's surreal. All the candy wrappers have smiley faces. That's real...
...have three daughters, and I believe that all three of them have the same basic human rights to be who they want to be, and to love whom they want to love. Through my relationship with my lesbian daughter and through PFLAG, I realized that I could love other gay and lesbian people as well. I attended the SpeakOut (formerly the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Speakers Bureau of Boston) training to further educate myself, to stretch my own boundaries...
...only really good shopping here is for basic drugstore and neighborhood market supplies. Anyone seeking medicine from an old-time pharmacy? Come to Inman. The apothecaries here bring visitors back. To where? A place many have never been, but don't have to force the imagination to believe existed 40 years ago. Inman does offer one clothing alternative: Dragonfly. With vintage clothing and costume accessories (Dresses $10 to 30, Hats $7 to 30), the staff was running wild for the Halloween rush, as at any reputable second-hand store. The hats at this clothing boutique really take top honors...
Then get good help, but keep in mind that any outside expertise you seek doesn't come free. Depending upon the complexity of your portfolio, a basic financial plan will run between $500 and $3,000, according to NAPFA. If you want your assets managed on an ongoing basis, the financial planner will charge an additional 1% or so of the total assets. Many in the financial-planning industry consider fee-only planners, who do not receive commissions on investments they recommend, to be the most objective in their suggestions...