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DMS students learn how money matters

PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | DGKN Austin Klump and Kaden Hevia, Dalton sixth-grade students are helped by Lisa Elett and Tara Berkey at one of the booths May 20 in the Dalton Elementary & Middle School gym for a financial literacy program. Jara Zoldak and Lexi Snyder make it to the “finish line” at the…

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Realtor dreams of Habitat house in Dalton

Full disclaimer: Almost everything makes me cry ‑ movies, commercials, baby dedications, senior nights (whether I know the kids or not). All of these things and more make me emotional. It never fails — when we are watching a movie, at least one of my boys will look at me during the emotional scenes to see…

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Take time every day to show someone you care

Valentine’s Day will be here soon. In the Ryder household, Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark Holiday. Andy and I joke that it was designed to make the card company money so we celebrate it minimally. After 25 years together, it seems like because we are blessed to still have each other every day is a day worth celebrating…

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REAL ESTATE TIPS: When selling, buying in winter

  Last week, we talked about whether spring was a better time to sell and buy than winter.  I wanted to throw a few more random thoughts at you on the topic so here goes. * Buyers ‑ winter house hunting is not the bargain bin of house shopping. December sellers aren’t desperate people with no showings,…

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Time ripe for serious buyers, sellers

One of my agents has a super busy real estate time coming up.  In the spring.  She has a list of clients who already know, in the second week of November when I am writing this, that they will not be moving until March.  In the minds of many, the best time to sell is…

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Career has paid off in valuable relationships

It is 5 o’clock in the morning, my typical wakeup time. Not because I set an alarm but because my body is my alarm and through a series of events over the last few months, that internal alarm has decided between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. is when I should get up. While I feel like…

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