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Bank's guest speaker sizes up U.S. economy's bright, dark spots
PETOSKEY — Like the sunlight entering Petoskey City Hall’s windows around him as he spoke Wednesday, Mitch Stapley sees aspects of the U.S. economic picture that appear bright. At the same time, Stapley, who is chief fixed income officer...
Tags: National Government, Petroleum Industry, Economic Indicator, Politics, Auto Trends
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Voice: Greece's turn to be under attack
El CentroThe media makes bad portrayals of certain countries to prejudice your mind. They say Greece is one of the PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, etc.) I remember back over the last 30 years watching the International Monetary Fund & World Bank doing this same...Tags: World Bank Group, Petroleum Industry, Central Intelligence Agency, Olympic Games, Politics
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Kass' Odyssey and Chicago's connection to the world
On Sunday, columnist John Kass concluded two weeks of reports from Greece and Turkey, where he journeyed to explore questions with relevance here in Chicago. Regular readers of course know of John’s Greek ancestry. He writes with pride about the...
Tags: Turkey, Chicago Tribune
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Saying goodbye to Greece — as hordes of young people do the same
— I traveled to Greece to see the land of my fathers, to see its beauty and its economic crisis firsthand. But as I arrived, others were leaving. Especially Greece's young people, suffering from unemployment that hovers around 50 percent. "They...
Tags: Turkey, Chicago, European Union, John Kass, Istanbul (Turkey)
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In Greece, books beat rocks
ATHENS, Greece — It is easy to throw a rock, and there have been plenty thrown here lately, a common ritual, almost not newsworthy, with the anarchists and hooligans smashing big pieces of marble and throwing the chunks at police, at the government,...Tags: Athens (Greece), John Kass, Books, Coffee, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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A suicide, an angry protest, and a nation in agony
— The old man, reportedly ill with cancer and exhausted by the agony devouring Greece, just couldn't take it anymore. His name was Dimitris. And so he walked out Wednesday morning onto the beautiful and peaceful Syntagma Square across the street...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Athens (Greece), John Kass, Cancer, Politics
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Going home to Rizes
RIZES, Greece — When I mention our family's village in Greece, I usually write that Rizes is the most beautiful village in the universe.
And it is.
Your family's village might also be the most beautiful. This is possible. I understand that. But...Tags: Athens (Greece), Barack Obama, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Allan Powell: Reality is hard to find
Richard Dawkins must surely be one of the most prolific writers of modern times. While his forte is evolutionary biology, he comfortably ventures into other fields of science. His newest publication, “The Magic of Reality: How We Know What’s...Tags: Science and Technology, Philosophy, Science, Folklore and Mythology, Arts and Culture
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Allan Powell: 'Boomerang' a story of self delusion
Little is more depressing than reporting about how four countries populated with bright, energetic people became victims of their own short-sighted and self interested behavior. In his very well-written book, “Boomerang,” Michael Lewis gives a...Tags: Mutual Funds, Iceland, Financial Markets, Europe, University of Chicago
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Joyce K. Melonas, chef
Joyce K. Melonas, who was the cook at a downtown waterfront diner that she owned and operated with her husband, died Wednesday of Alzheimer's disease at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium
She was 92.
The daughter of Greek immigrants, Joyce Karas was...Tags: Windsor Mill, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Timonium, Alzheimer's Disease, Christianity
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World news briefs: Job picture improves in February
Another month of strong hiring expected to be reported for February as job market strengthens
WASHINGTON (AP)— Employers likely added more than 200,000 jobs for a third straight month in February, adding to evidence that the recovery is building...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Spine, Unemployment, Hamid Karzai, Religion and Belief
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Market Week: March 12, 2012
++++++++++++++++++++ || ++++++++++++++++++++ || || || ++++++++++++++++++++ || After a rough Tuesday, domestic equities nevertheless mostly managed to struggle back to even. Hurt by the year's first triple-digit one-day downdraft, the Dow was left...Tags: Mutual Funds, Inventories, European Union, Career and Workplace, Financial Markets
Apr 12, 2012
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Apr 15, 2012
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Apr 10, 2012
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Apr 6, 2012
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Apr 5, 2012
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Apr 8, 2012
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Apr 27, 2012
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Mar 23, 2012
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Mar 15, 2012
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Mar 9, 2012
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Mar 12, 2012
|Column| KSWB-LTV
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