5 home repairs you can't afford to put off
Even if a big-ticket remodeling project isn’t in the cards right now, you can still save money by staying on top of regular maintenance items and eliminate the need for costly repairs down the road.
1. Change your air filters. HVAC experts estimate that 60 percent of all service calls are the result of dirty filters.
2. Repair leaky faucets and running toilets. Doing so could save hundreds of dollars per year on your water bill. And don’t neglect your sump pump.
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Medical gag orders
Do you think patients have a right to speak about their experiences — good, bad or otherwise — to whomever they like? Or do you think doctors have a right to privacy that overrules patients’ rights to free speech?
These questions have taken center stage since the emergence of so-called medical “gag orders,” now in use by a small group of doctors in a range of specialties across the country.
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