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From the Road: Euro Angst

Jan 12, 2011
Is Europe on the verge of throwing out it its single currency? You hear whispers of that, in the face of strains on the continent's monetary uni...

Sometimes 'payday' rhymes with 'mayday'

Jan 5, 2011
Mayday, as in the international distress signal. It is from the French "M'Aider!" or "Help Me!" Payday, as in so-called payday loans, where a lo...

Cruising the same wavelength with Darrell Issa and The Heritage Foundation

Jan 5, 2011
It is part of the Economy 4.0 beat to keep an eye on new rules of the road for the economy. And so it was with interest I noted pieces in Politic...

Help Wanted: Truckers

Dec 29, 2010
While we're inching out of a major economic downturn, some are asking, "Is now a good time to embark on a career as a truck driver?" Apparently so....

Thriving Without Innovation

Dec 29, 2010
Watch & listen to a slideshow about the "birth of a barrel" at McGinnis Wood Products in Cuba, Missouri....

Return to Cuba High

Dec 20, 2010
Ten years ago, I spent a week in Cuba, Missouri, looking at the impact of globalization on this small town in the 'middle' of America. I visited...

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Finding Middle Ground: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Dec 17, 2010
Ten years ago, David Brancaccio visited a small town in Missouri named Cuba, then considered by one census to be the statistical "middle America."...

Tell the SEC What to Do With Whistleblowers

Dec 17, 2010
Do you have strong feelings about how the Security and Exchange Commission defines "Major Security-Based Swap Participant"?...

In Search of Middle America

Dec 15, 2010
America is about to get a new middle. Statistically speaking, that is. Among the many wonders of the 2010 Census are calculations of the "mean c...