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Remember the end of the horror film "Carrie," when that scary hand comes shooting up out of the grave?
Dear Fixer: I attended National-Louis University's Michigan Avenue campus from the summer of 2000 through the fall of 2001 and completed all my classes.
Comcast lost e-mail hassle months in the making.
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Dear Fixer: My 10-year-old son got a $50 Visa gift card from a family member for his birthday in April 2008.
Dear Fixer: I purchased two tickets to a White Sox game through Onlineseats.com on Sept. 9. I have used this broker close to 50 times over the past three years and have had good experiences. As the name implies, I ordered my seats via their Web site. Any time an order is placed, this particular broker gives a discount code for either 10 percent or $35 off the next order.
Dear Fixer: I have a $700 problem. I bounced a check -- yep, I did, and I take responsibility for it. My ComEd bill posted electronically before our paycheck did, so when my preschool tuition check was presented, the funds were not there.
Dear Fixer: My wife surprised me by getting us the Bank of America/Major League Baseball credit cards. After accumulating many points, I went online to redeem 7,800 points for some Red Sox merchandise on Feb. 27.
Dear Fixer: In October 2007, I began receiving services from Comcast and was issued a digital converter, a DVR and an analog converter. The following month, I had a problem with the DVR and a repairman came to my house.
Dear Fixer: I was arranging an unexpected move last spring while recuperating from brain surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire. I needed to move from Vermont to Illinois and contracted with Nationwide Relocation Services of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ...
And the winners are ... Dear Readers: Thanks to everyone who submitted ideas for The Fixer's cheap Halloween costumes contest. We were amazed at how creative some folks got with five bucks or less.
Dear Fixer: I have been fighting this battle for the past 24 years and need your help.








