CRANDALL & CO. HAND CLINTON LABOR TICKET
Never mind hobnobbing with the potentates of Asia at the big trade conference in Seattle. If Bill Clinton wants to stay on a roll after his win on NAFTA, he...
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NAFTA SEPARATING POLITICAL BEDFELLOWS
Why is it that small matters often cloud the great issues that confront us, distorting perceptions and outcomes? The question is raised by last week's two big news events: the...
A `NO FRILLS’ VOTE MAY BE NO BARGAIN
Mom never had a chance. That much seems clear now that the votes have been counted from Tuesday's election and all the pundits have had a chance to explain what...
TALK WON’T BEND METAL, SHAPE SCHOOLS
Ric Gudell waited his turn, listening politely as representatives from McDonald's Corp. and Philadelphia's public schools described their innovative programs for easing high school students into the world of work....
CONTRACTOR BUILDING SOMETHING BIGGER
Nice guys rarely finish first, so it was good to hear that Paul King's UBM Inc. has been named Chicago's top minority-owned construction firm by Black Enterprise magazine. I've known...
DATA HIGHWAY MAY TAKE A SOCIAL TOLL
It became obvious last week, with the mega-merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and Tele-Communications Inc., that Americans soon will be able to order anything we want on our television screens....
MAYBE IT’S SAFER TO GIVE AT THE OFFICE
Got to work a little bleary-eyed the other day, having stayed up the night before stuffing envelopes with invitations to our American Legion pancake breakfast. My post puts on the...
TROUBLE IN THE AIR WITH FEDERAL RULES
Government mandates for business have been in the news, especially President Clinton's call for all employers to buy health insurance for their employees. This is important stuff. Big companies that...
THIS `BOOM’ COULD BE `AS GOOD AS IT GETS’
Are you taking full advantage of the current economic boom? If your answer to that question is, "What boom?" you may need a session or two with David L. Birch,...
NAFTA BACKERS’ DUTY: TELL CONGRESS
No doubt you'll make up your own mind about the North American Free Trade Agreement. Maybe it's made up already. Organized labor has bad-mouthed the accord from the get-go, and...