The Cajuns who settled Louisiana’s bayous have a distinct culture that goes beyond French words and spicy food. Forced long …
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Steinbrenner’s Timely Exit
Whether you admired George Steinbrenner or loathed him (his kind treatment of troubled souls like Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden …
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Alcoa Can’t Wait
Alcoa kicked off what I expect will be a tepid, though not disastrous, round of quarterly corporate earnings reports yesterday, …
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Funding A Pension With Really Liquid Assets
Some problems can be solved by tossing large amounts of liquid at them. Throwing water at a fire, for example. …
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The Plain, Irrational Truth About DOMA
The judge who yesterday struck down much of the federal Defense of Marriage Act is not a liberal activist or …
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Privacy Has Its Place, But Not Necessarily At Work
If you want to keep your personal business to yourself, you should not conduct it at work — especially not …
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Controlling Your Company’s Destiny
One Tuesday night a few weeks ago, a janitor vacuuming in our computer room accidentally unplugged a cable, cutting off …
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They Bet Your Life On It
I often receive phone calls that begin like this: “Hello, Mr. Elkin? I’m Bill Friendly. How are you today?” I …
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Kill A Man, Bury The News
This morning’s New York Times is a death warrant for a very troubled, and possibly a very brave, man — …
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