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If you want to get ahead in business, it is not enough to be intelligent, hard-working, and decisive. The Great Plains of Commerce are littered with the corpses of men and women who possess these […]
If you want to get ahead in business, it is not enough to be intelligent, hard-working, and decisive. The Great Plains of Commerce are littered with the corpses of men and women who possess these […]
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama. Charles Barkley’s revelation that he’s lost $10 million gambling over the years has led to an outpouring of support in his hometown, where locals point to the good he’s done for numerous charities. […]
EVANSVILLE, Ill. Beth Dennis, a slim, 44 year-old mother of two, is dressed in surgical scrubs this morning, but she’s not a doctor or a nurse. “Neil was there for me when I delivered the […]
WASHINGTON. The World Series begins tonight in Kansas City, but today lawyers stepped to the plate facing a different team of nine; the members of the U.S. Supreme Court, who heard arguments on a legal issue that tears […]
Fall has come to New England and as I ventured into the storage closet yesterday to get out my boots–the ones I use to track wayward clients into the woods–a shiny metallic object caught my eye. I picked it […]
Scientists are studying monkeys for clues on human financial behavior. The Boston Globe It was time, I figured, to bite the banana. My brokerage statement from my financial advisors had been lying on my desk […]
NEW YORK. The runaway success of Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love” has, according to The New York Times Book Review, spawned a mini-industry of spin-off titles including the forthcoming “Eat, Pray, Whine” by her former […]
Derry, New Hampshire town officials are considering zoning changes that would permit strip malls, fast-food outlets and big-box stores to be built a short distance from Robert Frost’s farm. The Boston Globe Frost It’s Sunday, […]
For the first time in half a century, Vatican administrative staff will be required to clock in for work as part of a clampdown on slackers. Bloomberg News “Have you considered our get-out-of-Purgatory free extended […]
As every good son-in-law knows, Mother-in-Law Day is rapidly approaching. It’s the fourth Sunday of this month, October 26th. Mother-in-law (not shown actual size) What-you haven’t started shopping yet? The good presents may already […]