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Dealing with high gas prices
Yesterday, I talked about my reaction to $3.93 per gallon gasoline but how we might be close to the end of the skyrocketing prices. I figured I am spending about $7 per week more now on gas than I was … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Gas Prices, Social Media, Your money
Tagged driving, Facebook, gas, gas price, gasoline, gasoline prices, money, Saving, saving money, savings, social media, spending, spending money, travel, YDR, york daily record, your money
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Recap of Friday night’s Taste of York City
I was lucky to be a part of the group of women who sat at the MediaOne table Friday night at Taste of York City. It was held at the Valencia Ballroom in York. What a beautiful building. I thought … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Hirko, City of York, Food, Food companies, Restaurants
Tagged Cathy Hirko, food, get togethers, parties, party, restaraunt, restaurants, Taste of York, YDR, York, York County, York PA
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So, that’s how you get a free furnace filter
Nearly two weeks ago, I wrote about my experiences at the York Builders Association Home Show and how I noticed visitors walking around with what appeared to be complimentary furnace filters. At the time, I wondered which vendor had opted … Continue reading
Sign up for our text alerts
The Daily Record/Sunday News now offers breaking news text alerts for your cell phone. Pretty cool, right? We launched email alerts a few months ago and it’s taken off. But we realized that most people get their information on their … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Hirko
Tagged alerts, breaking news, digital first, email alerts, journalism, news, smartphone, Text alerts, YDR, york daily record
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Were those free furnace filters at the home show?
Ok, the crowds weren’t huge, but I feel that those who did attend learned a lot. Last week, Cathy Hirko, Buffy Andrews and I spoke at the York Builders Association Home Show. Our two presentations focused on how to get information into the … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs, Real estate, Sean Adkins, Week in Biz, Your money
Tagged furnace, heating, home, home heating, home show, homes, YDR, York, York County, york daily record, York PA
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Need cash for holiday shopping? Have coins? Enter, the ‘Magic Money Machine.’
As we all dig deep into our wallets for a little extra cash this holiday season, there’s a fun way for people with some extra coins laying around to cash in – Metro Bank’s “Magic Money Machine:”
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Banks, Your money
Tagged bank, banks, coin, coin counting, coins, economy, holiday money, holiday spending, Lauren Boyer, Metro Bank, money, Pennsylvania, saving money, savings, YDR, York, your money
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Halloween at the Daily Record!
Here at the Daily Record, we’re not only serious about getting the latest news out to York County – we’re also serious about Halloween! Check out some pictures of Daily Record staffers dressed up in their Halloween finest. I’ll be … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Holidays, Office life, Office Recap, On the job
Tagged costumes, dressing up, Halloween, Halloween costumes, Halloween parties, holiday, holidays, Oct 31, office, office life, office parties, parties, YDR, york daily record
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Debate over $1 coin rises again
With the Congressional supercommittee working diligently to reduce the country’s debt by $1.5 trillion, it seems like any and all options are on the table. And, according to a recent USA Today article, that includes replacing the $1 bill with … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Economic Outlook, Your money
Tagged $1 bills, $1 coin, Ashley Wislock, bill, coin collecting, coins, deficit, deficit reducation, dollar bill, dollar coin, government spending, money, paper money, sollar bills, supercommitte proposals, supercommittee, u.s. mint, USA Today, YDR, york daily record
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Halloween at the office: Get ready to show off your spooky side!
It’s that time of year again, when witches and goblins, politicians and pop-culture icons invade the cubicles and break rooms of businesses across the country. In some offices, competition for the best costume can be fierce, and FlipsidePA is upping … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Holidays, Office life, On the job
Tagged at the office, contest, costume, costumes, FlipSidePA, Halloween, Halloween parties, holidays, office fun, office life, office parties, on the job, YDR, york daily record
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