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76One Vote for Taking the Train
It's only an illusion that flying gets you "there and back" in no time. It takes hours on either side of the flight. You don't lose as much time as you think by taking an Amtrak sleeper train -- and that time can be used to read, listen to music and meet interesting people.
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74Use Caution in Changing the System
Stella Liebeck's $2.7 million infamous damage award in her lawsuit againt McDonald's attracted great national attention. The award, involving the spilling of hot coffee, was later reduced to below $500,000 on appeal. I wonder how many people know, or care, about that!
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71Don't React; Look Ahead at Problems
Arguably, the Great Depression and World War II were among history's most dreadful times. Yet, many of us who lived through those sorrowful times remember them, too, as pleasant, sometimes bittersweet.
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75State Lotto Winners: Beware!
If you're ever lucky enough to win the Connecticut Lotto, don't quit your day job yet, or at least until you check the bottom line on your bank account. Lotto officials like to tout the top line figure, but when all is said and done the amount you get may disappoint you.
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72Too Many Ideas to Write About
Quick! If you were going to write a newspaper column today, what would you write about? My guess is you have a subject of particular interest that you often wish you could shout about from the rooftops. Personally, I have too many ideas to write about!
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65Analysts Know What They're Doing
Stock prices are affected by many things, such as earnings and potential, sales outlook, competition and the quality of management. Nevertheless, one soon learns that the way stocks behave is inexplicable. That behavior makes one wonder, "Are the regulators doing their job?"
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72Let's Press for a Public Commission
You may not have noticed, but just about everyone has been putting his hands into your pockets lately, and they're coming out a lot richer -- the phone company, the utilities and the government among them. Isn't it time we do something about it?
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72Welcome Home Stew!
The entrepreneur whose business prowess was world acclaimed after his unmatched success in the dairy business bearing his name is out of prison after serving 44 months on a tax-fraud conviction. Stew Leonard Sr. has paid his debt to society.
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71Objectivity Is Possible -- And Vital
The view that objectivity is impossible is just plain wrong. It's not your point of view that determines objectivity, rather it's your integrity, your heart, your conscience, your professionalism, your devotion to duty.
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68History Often Depends On Who Writes It
I was just a boy during World War II, but I have many memories, both good and bad. It's been said that the history of the world will be written by the victors; if the Axis powers had won that war, who knows what the history books would be saying now?
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