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With IKEA, the Swedes give us chic with cheap
Sentinel ColumnistThis probably isn't something a local columnist should admit. But I had never heard of IKEA until last week. So I've been oblivious to the biggest grand opening to hit Central Florida since Animal Kingdom. People will begin camping out Monday,...Tags: Non-durable Goods Industry, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Car Safety Tips and Advice, IKEA, Furniture
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Book review: 'The Incredible Double' by Owen Hill
Jacket CopyClay Blackburn, the hero of Owen Hill's elegant and understated novel "The Incredible Double" (PM Press: 128 pp., $13.95 paper), is not your typical detective. For one thing, he's a book scout: a guy who haunts used bookstores and estate...... -
Not enough fish in the sea
Times Staff WriterFish counters in green rain slickers patrol a narrow channel of glacier-fed river, keeping close tabs on the thousands of salmon that migrate upstream to spawn. Elsewhere along the coast, observation teams slosh through waterways in waders, carrying...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Economy, Business and Finance, New Products, Science and Technology, Red Lobster
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Small Wonders: Can you tolerate a 'Merry Christmas?'
Editor's note: While Patrick Caneday takes some time off, we’re running some of his choices for re-publication. This column was first published Dec. 5, 2009. Let me say something that may deeply offend many of you —something so insidious...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Bill Gates, Festivus, Hanukkah, Target
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Crystal Bridges museum inspires visitors, both with art and architecture
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – When the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened last November, some people called it the most important major new museum in the country. Art experts say it’s a world class facility. The art and the building...
Tags: Museums, Norman Rockwell, Alice Walton, Architecture, Artists
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Not a five-and-dime operation
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A French chef selling crepes from a food cart on an Arkansas city street may seem out of place, but business is very good for Crepes Paulette. It's about to get a lot better.
The wagon is parked at the head of a scenic path...Tags: Georgia O'Keeffe, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Museums, Andy Warhol, Restaurants
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Seeks a new place to shop
While reading the Looking Back page Sunday, I was reminded of the old Kentucky State Hospital for the insane. I always wondered where those people went when it closed, and where those kind of people are today. Well, I have discovered that I can find...Tags: Meijer, Inc., Kmart, Walmart
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The high cost of low price
In the recent submission by Walmart as to why Burbank residents want a Walmart here (“Op-Ed: here’s why Burbank residents want Walmart,” Feb. 19), there were two statements that one should question. One is that that the average full-...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Documentary (genre)
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Op-Ed: Here's why Burbank residents want Walmart
While we appreciate the overwhelming support we have received from Burbank residents, elected officials and stakeholders over the past few months, it’s clear that a handful of special interests are attempting to misinform readers by peddling the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Employment Opportunities, Companies and Corporations, Media Industry, Walmart
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Demonizing Wal-Mart
In cultural commentary about the American economy, one company at a time always seems to be the goat. Everything it does is interpreted as evil. In the 1950s it was General Motors. GM's CEO, Charles "Engine Charlie" Wilson, became a national figure of...Tags: Business, Economy, Business and Finance, Museums, Sales, Health Insurance
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Acquiring more unearned wealth
No one would be complaining about Walmart coming to Burbank if it paid its employees better wages and provided health care coverage at a more reasonable cost. Walmart under Sam Walton was probably a better corporate citizen than today's company —... -
Are you really wearing that? And other important questions you need to ask your real estate agent.
Just the other day I listened to a couple of real estate agents exchanging their perceptions on real estate attire. After I realized the two fashionistas were not talking about me it got me thinking…does it really matter to a client how their...Tags: Bill Gates, Real Estate, Real Estate Buyers, Real Estate Sellers, Marketing
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