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Dear Alexa, My friends and I went to the movies last weekend, and at the end of the night I realized I paid more for my popcorn, soda and candy, than I did for my actual movie ticket! Why are movie concessions stands so expensive? Please Explain! Kate Well Kate,... [read more]
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Hurricane Sandy has changed and caused problems for many people’s lives, but small business owners are feeling a lot of the pain. Whether the buildings are ruined from water, there is no power to operate, or employees can not come to work, this is not what small businesses in the northeast need right before the holiday season. No one likes their life to be stirred this badly.