Consumers have choices, as do companies
Wednesday’s editorial page printed letters regarding Emerson Electric Company, more specific, letters regarding the Company’s CEO’s decision. It isn’t often that letters illustrate two sides to an issue.
Both sides of the issue are right. Mel Appleman states that it is…
Welfare reform should focus on eliminating poverty
The focus of “welfare reform” being primarily on the reduction and limitations of cash benefits is unfortunate. Too often it appears as though we are blaming the victims. This is not to say every TANF (Temporary Aid to Needy Families)…
A CEO’s job is about more than cash flow
Get America back on track with Amtrak
It is high time that America’s policy makers thought big about how to get the country through the current economic downturn. Last month, Amtrak posted the second highest ridership in its history with 27.2 million passengers in fiscal year 2009…
Let’s talk about how to make the economy better
So, the plan was 9.5 percent unemployment?
Conservatives expect Obama to fix in 8 weeks what was messed up over 8 years
I find it laughable that conservatives expect President Obama to fix everything the previous administration took 8 yrs to ruin in the 8 wks he’s been in office.
Where were they when the vice president was holding close door meetings with…
Message to the president: Made in the USA
I have a message for the new President. I’ve been preaching it since I became a Teamster in 1970. Here it is.
MADE IN USA MEANS JOBS IN USA
Timothy C Donahue
St. Louis
Private-sector jobs (not government handouts) will save the economy
While government is convinced the way to get the American economy rolling again is to dish out more government spending I think people need to realize that for many years now it isn’t the government spending that has made our…

