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By Craig Johnson

Know Your Neighbor: A "Golden Girls" Lesson

You might be friendly with the new neighbors at first, until George Clooney shows up.

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With the rise of telework in and after the pandemic, many more of us are working from home, surrounded constantly by the people we only used to see in passing or on weekends. We mean your neighbors. Whether they're out for a stroll, walking the dog, fetching the mail, or bringing back groceries, your neighbors are around more than ever. They may ev...
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