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Easing the way home: Adoptive parents get help from employers, Uncle Sam

Updated: 11/16/09 7:43 AM
Jody Hansen-Walker, a single mother, has adopted 10 children over 20 years through the foster care system. While the process at times may have been bureaucratic, it was never expensive.

Growing in a family way

Updated: 11/16/09 7:43 AM
Jody Hansen-Walker’s two stepdaughters were going to be placed in foster care. Their mother had abandoned them and their father—her ex-husband— was abusive. So Hansen- Walker had to act quickly. “I went through the legal process and made them my own,” she said. Jamie was then 5, and Tammy was 6. “[My] marriage was short-lived, and the children would have been placed into foster care ... if I had not adopted them.”

If you really want a job, spread the word

Updated: 11/16/09 7:07 AM
After 30 years in the recruiting industry, Dave Flanders believes he knows the one surefire way to land a job: Give your resume to 100 friends, acquaintances and relatives; tell them you are looking for work; and ask them to keep you in mind.

Wireless charging lets you cut the cords

SAN FRANCISCO—It’s a pain to keep track of the chargers that go with cell phones, media players and other small electronics. It’s even more annoying to stuff multiple power cords and adapters in your bag when you go out of town.

Get a good TV signal without satellite, cable

With a crystal-clear signal, I tuned in to nearly every game of the World Series and laughed along with “The Office” and “30 Rock”—all without cable or satellite.

Ways to save on ink refills

Paying for costly inkjet cartridges often ticks off consumers because the expense can quickly exceed the price of the printer. But the machine is useless without them.

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Discount Diva: Navigating VA pension paperwork

This one is for all my peeps at the VFW and the American Legion— with a special shout-out to Stephen Sikora Post No. 1322.

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