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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 ...

Fischer: Take time to get to know the neighborhood

The first time I took a stroll through my new neighborhood, still buzzing with pride over buying my very first home, I was greeted by a teenage boy lounging on the porch of the house just north of mine. He looked up, gave me a once-over, and called out, “Hey, are you our new neighbor?” I ...

Me, Myself, as Mommy: Autism brings uniqueness; it doesn’t destroy

I sucked in a deep breath, like I was preparing to swim laps, but really, it was to eject a rant through my fingertips. Something like — when Robert Kennedy Jr. was announced as Health and Human Secretary, I envisioned a 5-year-old giving the prayer in Primary with his mom whispering what ...