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A Day in the Life of Work: Reaper Man

The life of a contract harvester: on the road with a combine half the year, migrating north from Texas to Canada, working everything from spring wheat to canola.READ»

Customer-Managed Relationships IV

FC Now reader Mark Zorro suggests that people protest the recent ruling made by the Oklahoma City federal judge by "selling him on the phone." Now, I would certainly never condone, encourage, nor support such behavior, but in the ...READ»

Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly: EasyToInsureME : 08/31/09

With the death of Senator Edward Kennedy last week, many are bemoaning the lack of compromise in the legislative process these days -- a tough hurdle for any health care reform bill to overcome. The Senate Finance Committee pledged to READ»

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Surprise! The Top 10 Most Oil Dependent States Are Also Among the Poorest

The Natural Resources Defense Council released a list today of the most oil dependent states, and there are few surprises. None of the states at the top of the list are known for their alternative energy efforts, and almost all of ...READ»

Health Insurance Care Reform 7/9/09 EasyToInsureME

The Governor is also expected to sign a new funding mechanism that would institute a temporary 1 percent premium tax, higher hospital fees and assessments, new corporate tax rates to pay for the reform proposal and expand coverage for low-income families and children. READ»

The Real Biohazards

We do face bioterrorism -- but the three threats we face aren't anthrax, smallpox, and pneumonic plague.READ»

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Work/Life: Now You Can Pay Someone To Give You A Day Off

An Oklahoma company is causing a ruckus by running a Web site that offers various excuse notes to people who want to take some short-notice time off from work. For about 25 bucks, you can download a document that looks like it comes ...READ»

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Nearly a Third of U.S. Already at 10% Unemployment

New July unemployment figures show that 15 states have already reached 10% unemployment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Many economists and pundits have focused like vultures on the national jobless rate rising to 10% ...READ»

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The Argument for Kindles in Schools

Yesterday I wrote about the Kindle's tepid reception on the Princeton campus, and suggested that the device might not be ready for educational use. But pilot programs at other schools, involving both Kindles and iPhones, have ...READ»

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Why The $900 Billion Stimulus Won't Help Design

Lots of people will probably get some nice, salty pork with the coming economic stimulus plan, but designers and arts institutions will likely get shafted if Tom Coburn, the Republican senator from Oklahoma, has any say in the ...READ»

Customer-Managed Relationships II

A federal judge in Oklahoma has determined that the FTC's do-not-call list, which was supposed to go into effect next week, is not within the commission's purview. The judge didn't actually require the FTC to take action in response, ...READ»

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Boomtown, U.S.A.

Far from the front lines of combat, there is a place where people do the unlikeliest work imaginable. Here is the story of the men and women of McAlester, Oklahoma, who run the factory that makes virtually every non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal.READ»

Do Roses Come With Thorns, or Do Thorns Come With Roses?

It’s getting to the end of the year, and my annual two week holiday.  I will blog this week, and then take off for two weeks.  My first post of 2009 will appear on Monday, January 5.  So that means I will be working very hard at ...READ»

Back to School

Books down, pencils out. This month's lesson features education blogs at the head of their class.READ»

Tate Publishing Sponsors “Writers’ Dream” Contest

Tate Publishing announced a new contest which will award one lucky writer a publishing contract.READ»

LOS ANGELES BACKGROUND CHECKS

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Your Space Is the Place

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I'll Be Home For ...

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Why Does Oklahoma Want To Drown New York?

...Reducing carbon will be very good for our economy overall... READ»

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The Heart of the Matter

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

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Hate Your Cell Phone No More

What if your wireless plan had no early termination charges, no bizarre overage fees, and no self-aggrandizing claims about coverage? Thanks to new legislation, this could be your carrier -- and every carrier -- by law. Do we need laws to get good service?READ»