Week in Review: 09/05/2010

MANCELONA — Life often was a competition for Jason Calo. Calo, 23, of Mancelona, hit the books in order to achieve higher grades than his classmates.

Breaking down barriers

When he lost his job in April 2009, Robert Mathis wasn't worried. With 23 years at AAA, most recently as a "quality analyst" driving to auto club offices in three Western states, he was confident of quickly finding work. Fast-forward to August 2010. These days, it's hard to rev up much optimism. The 48-year-old feels he's riding on fumes. He's burned through his severance and nearly tapped out ...

Gold & Investement in Failure

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Does compassion have a place in economics?

Some argue that extending unemployment benefits discourages the jobless from finding work. But when no one is hiring, it's time to emphasize compassion.

Smoking is dangerous to your health: The rationale behind the warning

There’s no other way to say it. Smoking is dangerous to your health.  This warning is written in every cigarette pack every smoker consumes but, over time, has lost its effect and value. According to QuitsmokingHub, about 1.35 billion people worldwide are smokers. In Asia alone, 9.6% are smokers. And five million deaths recorded around the world yearly are caused by smoking. Composition of a ...