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5 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Christine Donnelly
Question : Last year I sold my mother’s home, and I paid commissions to the buyer’s agent and my agent. Isn’t there a new rule stipulating a seller is no longer responsible for paying the commission to a buyer’s agent ? Can I get reimbursed for the buyer’s agent’s commission, or do I need to file a class-action lawsuit ? Answer : The new rules, which took effect Aug.
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6 days ago | 
staradvertiser.com | Christine Donnelly
Question: Last year I sold my mother’s home, and I paid commissions to the buyer’s agent and my agent. Isn’t there a new rule stipulating a seller is no longer responsible for paying the commission to a buyer’s agent? Can I get reimbursed for the buyer’s agent’s commission, or do I need to file a class- action lawsuit? Answer: The new rules, which took effect Aug.
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6 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Christine Donnelly
Question : I’ve been reading about how food banks are struggling across the country because of federal budget cuts () and I wondered how the local food bank is doing. Are there specific things they need ?
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1 week ago | 
staradvertiser.com | Christine Donnelly
Question: I’ve been reading about how food banks are struggling across the country because of federal budget cuts (808ne.ws/4ka8hOp) and I wondered how the local food bank is doing. Are there specific things they need?
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Christine Donnelly
Question : Can we still change our direct deposit for Social Security over the phone or not ? I called the 1-800 number, but the recording was so quick I couldn’t understand. I am moving to North Carolina to live with my daughter and want to switch to a bank where I will be living. Answer : Yes, but only if you have the online access needed to complete the multifactor identity verification this phone service now requires.
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1 week ago | 
staradvertiser.com | Christine Donnelly
Question: Can we still change our direct deposit for Social Security over the phone or not? I called the 1-800 number, but the recording was so quick I couldn’t understand. I am moving to North Carolina to live with my daughter and want to switch to a bank where I will be living. Answer: Yes, but only if you have the online access needed to complete the multifactor identity verification this phone service now requires.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Christine Donnelly
Question : Regarding not being able to use a temporary driver’s license to get through the TSA airport security line, what if we have our old license, too, and can show both ? Answer : Showing both may be sufficient, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
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1 week ago | 
staradvertiser.com | Christine Donnelly
Question: Regarding not being able to use a temporary driver’s license to get through the TSA airport security line, what if we have our old license, too, and can show both? Answer: Showing both may be sufficient, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Christine Donnelly
Question : What happens to discarded electronics that people put in e-waste bins at city convenience centers ? The city’s recent public service announcement mentioned disposal and recycling so I’m not sure whether that means stuff is reused or thrown away, or maybe it’s a combination ? Answer : Acceptable e-waste is shipped off island for recycling, while unacceptable items may be incinerated at H-POWER, Oahu’s waste-to-energy plant.
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1 week ago | 
staradvertiser.com | Christine Donnelly
Question: What happens to discarded electronics that people put in e-waste bins at city convenience centers? The city’s recent public service announcement mentioned disposal and recycling so I’m not sure whether that means stuff is reused or thrown away, or maybe it’s a combination? Answer: Acceptable e-waste is shipped off island for recycling, while unacceptable items may be incinerated at H-POWER, Oahu’s waste-to-energy plant.
