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Unions are not the answer
I take issue with much of Lane Windham's recent commentary ("If not labor unions, then what?" Jan. 29) beginning with the fundamental premise that it was the unions that provided us with economic redistribution. Like many other academicians, Ms. Windham...Tags: Steroids, Productivity, World War II (1939-1945), North Haven (New Haven, New York), Collective Contract
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Still no cure for the Common Core
Some educational experts know that one weakness in American education is the reading of too many fictional works and too few informational texts. When the purpose of education is to prepare students for “a global economy,” literature...Tags: Mark Twain, Literature, Arts and Culture, Global Warming, William Shakespeare
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Ronnie, we barely knew you
On Feb. 27, the eve the Great Sequester, President Barack Obama left the Oval Office and its byzantine game of federal budget chicken to walk next door to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to personally thank Ron Kirk “for his service and his...Tags: Doha (Qatar), Bali (Indonesia), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Barack Obama
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Business profile: Dark Star Mobile Sharpening Services
Dean Robbins has had a knife-sharpening business in the Chicago area for some time, but only recently based his Dark Star Mobile Sharpening Services in Orland Park. Robbins, 52, recently talked to the Tribune about his mobile business and his decision...
Tags: Business, Business Enterprises, Marketing
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Ron Kirk, we barely knew you
On Feb. 27, the eve the Great Sequester, President Barack Obama left the Oval Office and its byzantine game of federal budget chicken to walk next door to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to personally thank Ron Kirk “for his service and his...Tags: Doha (Qatar), Bali (Indonesia), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Barack Obama
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Toyota overhauls management, gives more autonomy to North America
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. In a move to give more autonomy to the regions where Toyota Motor Corp. sells cars and bring a new generation of leadership to the company’s top management, the automaker...
Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Product Recalls, Automotive Equipment, Companies and Corporations, Vehicles
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Boca exhibit celebrates 50 years of fashion
The trade organization CFDA – it just doesn't sound sexy, does it? Aaaah, but what if you knew the initials stood for the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and that it is the star chamber behind fashion week in New York? Yes, the...
Tags: Alexander Wang, Arts and Culture, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Celebrities, Thom Browne
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If only the rich knew what was best for them
As President Barack Obama said in his inaugural address, America "cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it." Not even the very wealthy can continue to succeed without a broader-based prosperity. That's because...Tags: Germany, Walmart, Labor Legislation, McDonald's, Career and Workplace
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Gold glitters less brightly, falling below $1,600
Gold still glitters, but a bit less brightly as it fell below $1,600 on Friday for the first time in six months. In one of the contrarian ways of the financial markets, gold has weakened as evidence has mounted that the global economy is recovering....
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Metal and Mineral, Herbalife Limited, Casino and Gambling Industry, Fiscal Cliff
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Chicken farmers sue Ukrainian investor over failed venture
When a young Ukrainian billionaire acquired the North Carolina operations of chicken processor Townsends out of bankruptcy in early 2011, the deal seemed to symbolize the increasing globalization of our food supply. Oleg Bakhmatyuk, the majority owner...Tags: Bankruptcy, Companies and Corporations, China, Chess Playing, Livestock Farming
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An outlook for 2013 - Part 1: Top 5 opportunities
After a year of challenges - highlighted by the worst drought in more than a half-century - the U.S. red meat (beef, pork and lamb) industry is focusing on 2013 as a year of great opportunities to increase the value those agricultural exports bring to...Tags: Taiwan, International Trade, Global Expansion, Droughts, Mexico
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2013 State of the Union: Full prepared transcript
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Early Learning, Petroleum Industry, Prescription Drugs, Intel Corp.
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