Archive for July 2006

Dear Mr. Berko:

Charter Communications is trading at a little more than $1 a share, and I’m thinking of speculating with a 20,000-share position. As you may know, the company was founded by Paul Allen, …

When Lena Avila-Robison was a child, friends and relatives filled her parents’ home in Newton. As an adult, she has carried that tradition to her own place in Des Moines, hosting not only about 30 …

Jeffrey, I read your recent column about purchasing and purchasing agents. I agree with all the topics that you touched on. However, those of us working in purchasing for smaller companies probably have to deal …

Hollywood agonized for years, trying to dream up the perfect storyline for “Superman Returns.” But don’t feel sorry for the strange visitor from another planet; he didn’t spend all that time as a lowly – …

Don’t say the U.S. Energy Department didn’t provide fair warning with last spring’s prediction that the nation’s fledgling ethanol industry would have trouble keeping up with demand during peak summertime usage.

Indeed, in recent days, …

A tale of two citizens: Angie, a Paris Hilton wannabe, is the lucky beneficiary of a large trust fund established by her parents. In 2005, she received her annual distribution of $520,833. The trustee attributed …

This is going to ruffle a lot of feathers, so let the e-mails fly. With very, very few exceptions (and I mean very, very), you should not be in your own TV spots. And in …

Dear Mr. Berko:

I bought Sprint at $24 and it has never been back there since. I’m also a Sprint cell phone customer who has had service problems. A friend who works for Sprint says …

Got a BIG appointment? Want (or need) the sale?

Sure you do – everyone wants to make the sale, especially when it’s a BIG one.

Well, this column is NOT about “how to make the …

It was the kind of news that made me want to scream loudly “This isn’t fair!” But such an emotional outburst would have seemed so childish and out of place in the face of my …