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Surviving Discount Warehouse Clubs Feb. 13, 2024
Now here's a question I'll bet you ask yourself from time to time: Can I really save money by shoppi... Read More
Crime Is Costly, Even When It's Fashionable Jun. 07, 2023
It is time we reverted to the era when crime was bad. Society diluted that ethic, but recent signs o... Read More
Jail the Shoplifters May. 24, 2023
Brazen shoplifting is hurting all of us. I'm brushing with bubble gum-flavored children's toothpast... Read More
Vice Plaza Feb. 26, 2021
Just about three minutes from the radio station where I do a talk show, there is a store that, until... Read More
There Are Plenty of Shyannes in Foxholes May. 01, 2020
These days, I believe I match the description of the bad father in the old Johnny Cash song, "A Boy ... Read More
Why Familiar Stores Are Closing Feb. 07, 2020
By Chicago Tribune Some of America's favorite shopping destinations from the last few decades are di... Read More
Places I Go Not to Get Shot Aug. 12, 2019
I've got a little list. It's a list of the places I go most often. I live in a town of 88,000 in sou... Read More
Pruning Details May. 29, 2019
Q: In last week's article, you commented that one of the factors of plant deaths over the winter is ... Read More
Death to the DIY Society Jan. 04, 2019
I admit it: My bias derived from self-interest. I was a bag boy. But that didn't make me wrong when ... Read More
The Sex Traffic Panic Jun. 07, 2018
Open up Facebook and be prepared to be accosted by fear. Moms across America are writing breathless ... Read More
After Another Massacre, a Change in Inventory Feb. 28, 2018
Interesting how some conservative pundits, gun zealots and other cynics have tried to dismiss the ac... Read More
Who Let the Dogs In? May. 26, 2017
Dear Annie: First, may I start off by saying I love animals, especially dogs. I have had several dog... Read More
Propose to a Cheater? Aug. 28, 2016
Dear Annie: I have been dating a wonderful woman and have been intending to ask her to marry me. We'... Read More
Woodstock for Internet Retailers Jun. 14, 2016
Since 2008, when eBay stopped its annual eBay Live! trade show, internet retailers — retailers... Read More
Unappreciated Tax on the Poor Jan. 06, 2016
A few years ago, BET had a commentary titled "Where Are the Grocery Stores in Black Neighborhoods?" ... Read More
Are Americans Turning Post-Materialistic? Dec. 04, 2014
In 1916, Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia sponsored a children's parade with heralds, a ... Read More
The Other Coast
Oct. 18, 2011
