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It's always fun when disparate worlds of geekdom collide. Today, for instance, I learned that the term “keeping up with the Joneses” — a popular phrase in the realm of personal finance — actually originated in the funny pages. That's right: “Keeping Up with the Joneses” started out as a newspaper comic strip.

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  • Keeping taxes in check
    You’re not imagining things. Taxes just keep getting higher and higher — at least when it comes to property taxes. Axios reports median property taxes in Ohio rose 23.1% from 2019 to 2023. That’s ...
    04/26/2024 - 5:35 pm | View Link
  • Local basketball players keeping talents close to home at Lansing Community College
    Hoops season might be in the rearview mirror for some, but for the Lansing Community College men’s basketball team, they are already gearing up for next season with a few familiar Mid-Michigan faces ...
    04/26/2024 - 2:13 pm | View Link
  • Trump complains ‘freezing’ New York courthouse is keeping the temperature down ‘on purpose’
    Former President Donald Trump argued the temperature of the courtroom in his hush money trial in New York had been kept "freezing" on purpose.
    04/26/2024 - 12:04 pm | View Link
  • Keeping the faith in the face of darkness
    Have you ever felt like you're supposed to be learning a lesson but don't know what it is? Mary Hunt does, in a way she hopes never to forget.
    04/26/2024 - 11:50 am | View Link
  • The US government is not keeping order: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
    Hoover Institution research fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali joins ‘The Story’ to discuss the protests sweeping college campuses, saying at their core, they are ‘pro-Hamas.’ ...
    04/26/2024 - 9:34 am | View Link
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  • Keep Definition & Meaning
    1. a. : to retain in one's possession or power. kept the money we found. b. : to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing. kept the news back. c. : to have in control. keep your temper. 2. : to take notice of by appropriate conduct : fulfill: such as. a. : to be faithful to. keep a promise. b. : to act fittingly in relation to.
    04/28/2024 - 7:19 am | View Link
  • KEEPING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
    Keeping definition: agreement or conformity in things or elements associated together. See examples of KEEPING used in a sentence.
    04/28/2024 - 12:10 am | View Link
  • KEEPING Synonyms: 341 Similar and Opposite Words
    Synonyms for KEEPING: custody, care, control, safekeeping, ward, management, guardianship, trust; Antonyms of KEEPING: relinquishment, surrendering, nonpossession, dispossession, transferal, violation, ignoring, breach.
    04/27/2024 - 5:29 pm | View Link
  • keeping noun
    noun. /ˈkiːpɪŋ/ Idioms. in somebody’s keeping. being taken care of by somebody. (figurative) Her secrets were safe in his keeping. see also safe keeping. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. in keeping (with something)
    04/27/2024 - 1:47 pm | View Link
  • Keep
    verb. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean" “The students keep me on my toes” synonyms: hold, maintain. see more. verb. prevent (food) from rotting. “ keep potatoes fresh” synonyms: preserve.
    04/27/2024 - 5:26 am | View Link
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