Tag: business

With the passing of Michael Vale, most famous for portraying Fred the Baker in Dunkin' Donuts commercials for 15 years (as well as a stint in the 70's as …

At 3:31 this morning, I was awakened by a crank call. Two apparently drunken college students thought it would be funny to wake me from a sound sleep and …

A friend of mine happened to mention her Christmas bonus,and that happened to remind me of a few things that happened several years ago. I used to work for …

I didn't realize until recently that Dunkin' Donuts, that quintessentially American franchise, was French-owned. I saw the French crullers and the French Roast coffee, and didn't think twice. I …

Joel Mowbray looks at the integrity issues behind a new survey about Wal Mart by John Zogby. Mowbray points out that Zogby fails to disclose that he's been paid …

Earlier this week, in Lexington, Massachusetts, a house blew up. The occupants got out just in time, but the Civil War-era home was virtually levelled. Initial reports indicated a …

Back in the 70's, when the feminist movement really began to take hold (at least as I perceived it), one of the battle cries of the feminists was that …

A little while ago, I wrote about how it seems that union benefits seems to fall on those who belong to them, not those that work for them. I …

When I was learning to drive, I would often look for the cheapest gas prices in town. (This being a very small town, my options were pretty limited -- …

One of the issues that I've been discussing with Paul is the microeconomic impact of Hurricane Katrina on middle class homeowners in New Orleans. One thing that could really …