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Q. My building manager doesn't want to give me a handicap spot where I rent.
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Unclaimed funds
Forgotten money a few clicks away
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Package sent by UPS arrived late
Q. United Parcel Service failed to deliver. I requested overnight delivery on a Friday for documents to be delivered to my son in Santa Monica, Calif. I was assured the package would be delivered before noon on Saturday and paid $57.64.
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I waited and waited for Spirit flight
Q. I waited over an hour-and-a-half at Fort Lauderdale's airport for my flight to Texas on Spirit Airlines. When I got to the front, I was told the flight was closed.
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U.S. offers guides to help kids succeed
The U.S. Department of Education produces a downloadable series of pamphlets, Helping Your Child, to guide parents as their children begin school.
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U.S. offers data on assisted living
If you need information about assisted living facilities, also known as residential care:
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Take care when packing fragile gifts for shipping
Make sure anything fragile you're shipping as a holiday gift is well packaged.
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Can women get pattern baldness?
Q. I seem to have male pattern baldness, but I'm a woman. I don't understand how that could happen.
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Grandson's fraud sapped income
Q. My mother's name was forged on a student loan application made by her grandson. The loan has been defaul...
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Blame slow repairs on condo boards
In response to the Nov. 28 item about broken elevators at the Continuum condominium in West Kendall: The pr...
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Over 13 ounces? Take it to the Post Office
Packages mailed via the USPS that weigh more than 13 ounces must be taken to a Post Office.
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Be wise about puppy purchase
If you're thinking about giving a puppy as a gift, make sure you've got your common sense with you before y...
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