Learning the ropes of business

Clair Roth confesses to putting too much salt on her food.

But she says she can’t help it.

“I oversalt everything, it’s as simple as that,” Roth said. “But it is really hard to tell …

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Securing the grid

With energy usage at an all-time high and a summer heat wave affecting nearly every portion of the country, a sudden disruption of the energy supply could be catastrophic.

A research team led by Arun …

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Backyard bliss

Imagine the luxury of walking out the door of your house and stepping onto your own private golf course. What most golf lovers only fantasize about is a reality for Dennis Albaugh.

Albaugh, a local …

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Graceland students ready for SIFE World Cup

For Graceland University student Kasey Johnson, the 2005-2006 school year was not only filled with classes, exams and papers, but also late nights working on the start-up phase of a biodiesel plant, a nationwide anti-piracy …

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Start cleaning house

Sadly, because it’s one of the smartest ideas to come around in a while, a referendum on a 1 percent sales tax to support cultural venues won’t take place this November and the various organizations …

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You don’t need a crowd for biking

Our bicycle outings should get back to normal now on the Chichaqua Valley Trail. These past two or three weeks, Saturday morning seemed like a trade show. Bright colors, lots of logos and thousands of …

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Corporate gifts enhance communities

A recent headline in The Wall Street Journal read “Corporate Social Responsibility: Good Citizenship or Shareholder Rip-Off?” The “experts” went on to debate this issue for more than 9,000 words.

We only need a few …

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