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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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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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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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We’re hanging out in Central Market today…come join us?
As I reported earlier, I have an incredible hatred for my cubicle. Today, I’ve decided that Central Market IS my cubicle. I’m setting up shop outside Take Five Expresso Bar. I’m all hopped up on coffee watching a man scratch … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer, Technology
Tagged Central Market, ipad, journalism, Lauren Boyer, York, york daily record
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How do you use your iPad? How can I use mine to better report the news?
Yesterday, my editor handed me an iPad. I know, I know. Sounds pretty cool, right? But truth be told, I found it kind of intimidating. Outside the Apple Store, I had never really used one. I don’t have an iPhone. … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer, Technology
Tagged apple, apps, business, ipad, journalism, new media, reporting, social media, technology, twitter, york daily record
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