I’ve seen it happen so many times. Big people. Big muckety-mucks. Always quoted. Always followed. Then they retire. And suddenly they’re not so big, not so quoted, not so followed. And in the end, probably, not so happy. One really big, big guy I recently talked to can’t believe it. …
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NEW YORK – It was a match made in therapy. That’s the diagnosis the psychoanalyst founders of TheraDate want from their new coupling service. Launched last month in the therapy capitals of New York and Los Angeles, TheraDate is a team of shrinks playing Cupid — matching mates based on …
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NEW YORK – It begins with a dozen shy strangers armed with aprons, utensils, ingredients, and recipes. It ends hours later, with teacher and students sharing the meal they made, laughing and chatting around the table like old friends. The hands-on cooking class has become a popular trend that’s growing …
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WASHINGTON – The Bush administration is hailing the new sanctions program against Iraq as the state of the art in so-called “smart sanctions,” and calling it “a step forward for the Iraqi people.” Approved unanimously by the United Nations Security Council Tuesday, the new sanctions are aimed at increasing exports …
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SAN FRANCISCO – California lawmakers want to know why the state agreed to pay $95 million for Oracle software in a deal that according to a state audit could cost taxpayersmore than $40 million in unnecessary charges. “In the past, the state would procure a component at a time, project …
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As Congress foams at the mouth over financial fraud perpetrated on Enron shareholders and employees, it’s allowing the Environmental Protection Agency to perpetrate a much more costly fraud on all of us. “Study Ties Pollution, Risk of Lung Cancer” proclaimed the Washington Post in a front-page, above-the-fold headline this week. …
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