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The Seattle area is experiencing the highest inflationary pressure of any major US metropolitan area, according to a new report from WalletHub. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the study compared inflation over the past two months and year-to-year across 23 major metro areas, and Seattle topped the list. Prices in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area have jumped 1.4 percent in just the last two months and 2.7 percent over the past year. WalletHub found that the region’s food prices rose 4.8 percent over the last year, both for groceries and dining out, while energy costs surged by 5 percent. Washingtonians are...

My wife leaves every year for a month or two to visit family overseas. I feel she should hire someone to do her job while she is not here. You know cook, clean, laundry, cuddle, scoop out the chicken house,give the dogs a bath, the important stuff. Why should I have to do all my work and hers too just because she goes on vacation for a month or more? What are your feelings about this?