Regis Murayi, 21, spent weeks organizing his college’s senior class trip to Chicago. As class treasurer, he talked to representatives …
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Soupy And Me
My little brother started kindergarten in the fall of 1965, which allowed my mother to go back to work full-time. …
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The Best Tax Law Money Can Buy
When I was studying taxes in business school, I occasionally came across a law that just didn’t make sense to …
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Life Insurers Pump It Up
After the financial scandals of the past decade and the institutional meltdowns of the past year, you might think regulators …
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When The Backup Needs A Backup
Many owners of Sidekick phones recently found that their personal information, including contact numbers, pictures, notes and to-do lists, had …
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Citi’s Phibro Giveaway: Politics Trumps Business Sense
In these tough economic times, companies often face difficult decisions. But Citigroup’s recent decision to sell its Phibro LLC energy-trading …
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Federal ‘Shield Law’ Threatens Press Freedom
The walls around ancient Troy were impregnable, but things did not work out too well for the Trojans. American journalists …
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Sick Leave Mandate Is A Workplace Headache
“I totaled my wife’s jeep in a collision with a cow,” one employee reported to his boss. He was sorry …
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Manufacturing The American Future
Imagine you are visiting a futuristic, high-tech manufacturing plant. What country are you in? Chances are the answer won’t be …
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Monsters Kiss And Make Up
Monster Energy claims to be “the meanest energy supplement on the planet.” The company that makes it may be meaner. …
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