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Fischer: Consider the source when making real estate decisions

Consider the source. This was repeatedly drilled into my brain throughout my time in journalism school. In journalism, considering the source is crucial for credibility. During the last few decades, I have witnessed the decline of responsible and ethical reporting. Accurate and unbiased news is ...

Me, Myself, as Mommy: Government has no right to private medical information

A fairly common scene from childhood — my mother furiously rocking in her chair, the phone cord stretched to its limit, grinding a hole into the floral wallpaper as she sparred with some health insurance company. Spending an hour on hold was just frustrating foreplay before having a dead-end ...

Tech Matters: The CHIPS Act just got a boost — Will it work?

It is not often that my two careers converge but in the case of bringing semiconductor manufacturing to the U.S., that’s where I find myself. As the editor of Breakbulk Magazine, a trade publication for the industrial project supply chain – think energy and infrastructure projects, shipping ...

Fischer: An explainer on the human condition for a Realtor

A few days ago, I caught a friend of mine berating herself for her inability to put together a “högdalen” by herself. For those of you who don’t recognize what a högdalen is, you haven’t been to IKEA, the global Swedish furniture and home goods retailer where everything is sold in ...

Tech Matters: Hertz breach shows why you can’t always protect yourself

An unknown number of rental car customers, including those who had used Hertz, Thrifty and Dollar services, earlier this month received notifications that their personal data — and a lot of it — had been compromised through a data breach. While Hertz, the company that owns the three rental ...