True lies: like any industry, telecom has its great myths. (Inner Workings).
When I read about Bernie Ebbers getting the WorldCom board to grant and then forgive all those millions in loans, I just sort of laughed it off. When it was revealed through divorce papers that Jack Welch, retired CEO of General Electric, was living the life of...

How to topple an incumbent: advice from experts who've done it.
If you were asked to handicap a candidate's chance in the next election, and could use only one piece of information to make your guess, what would that be - party label, gender, or ideology? Perhaps you would inquire about his or her finances, or prior campaign experience. In truth,...

Learning lessons about the high cost of faith in Sudan.
WE BOUNCED ALONG one of the red dirt roads that crisscross south Sudan, our Land Cruiser's shocks damaged by the many, many potholes. We were on our way to the rural village of Pacong from Rumbek, the capital of the Lakes State--considered a city, but it looks and feels...

Forfeiting Sense.
In 1996, some Missouri highway troopers stopped a speeding Volkswagen Golf. One thing led to another, and before long they were searching the car. When they found $24,000 in cash stored by the battery, they decided they were dealing with drug dealers and seized both the money and the...

Back to the Coliseum.
From an article in The Times of London on what office workers in Rome do during their off-hours to relieve stress: For a little more than $100, "blood-thirsty Romans can now strap on some sandals, slip on a tunic, and join a course that teaches them the joys of...

The pickup truck being a scholarly paper on the efficiencies effected by modern technology.
Sometime last spring, Dr. Bill (1) bought a two-year-old pickup truck from one of his patients who is a used car dealer. Dr. Bill (2) and I are hunting and fishing buddies, and the pickup seemed a good idea for towing a boat and such things. The pickup has...

Used-car importations.
Byline: Willie N Ng THE Court of Appeals decision declaring that President Arroyo has no power to prohibit importation of used cars is good news for their importers and used car dealers, but not for the rest of the population. This means that the thousands...

Used car sales southbound.
Chennai: As speculation of a hike in fuel prices builds up, used-car dealers are bracing up for a slump in sales and lowering of prices, as prospective buyers stick to their two-wheelers or look more towards the primary-car market, both of which are more fuel-efficient, reports Niranjana Ramesh. ...

Sophie's comes before selectmen; Liquor license 1 of 4 hearings.
Byline: Elaine Thompson SHREWSBURY - At tonight's meeting of the Board of Selectmen, four public hearings are scheduled. They concern an application for a used-car dealership license, a common victualer's license for a new pizza shop, a state grant for expedited permitting at a 60-acre South Street...

Car dealer given break; Breach could lead to license loss.
Byline: Patricia J. James NORTHBORO - After hearing that a West Main Street used-car dealership failed several times this year to comply with the terms of its license, selectmen this week voted to renew the license, but warned that it could be pulled if there was one...