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Jennifer Toomer-Cook

Jennifer Toomer-Cook
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E-mail: jtcook@desnews.com

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  • July 7: Food prices threaten Salt Lake bakery 0

  • July 6: Revising retirement: Workers forced to change plans 18

  • July 6: For a secure retirement, save habitually and enough 0

  • June 27: SunCrest sale to Zions Bank OK'd 1

  • June 13: Cost of living up along Wasatch Front in May, but grocery prices fell 6

  • June 7: Utah's low-wage reputation not accurate, group reports 0

  • June 2: Utahns 'bleed' to make ends meet 33

  • May 25: Coping with college costs 24

  • May 24: Record number of toys being recalled in '08 0

  • May 18: Cash flow: the credit squeeze 5

  • May 15: The cost of living 5

  • May 14: A little homework can help people avoid scams 0

  • May 14: Helping kids cope: Hit by weak economy, parents cut back on children's recreation 34

  • May 13: 33% say card debt stayed steady in '07 1

  • May 5: Shoppers cope using coupons 18

  • April 30: Teaching kids to save: Economic trends make money-management skills very important 2

  • April 28: Little excitement over checks: Few Utahns making big plans for Uncle Sam's $$ 30

  • April 25: Utah in good fiscal health compared to other states 8

  • April 20: Food costs hit home: Utahns are struggling to cope with skyrocketing prices 68

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