The fiscal cliff meets the family farm
Recently I attended a farmland auction and watched as Dubuque restaurateur Phil Romer stepped carefully to the edge of the fiscal cliff, looked down, consulted with his sister and brother,...
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Images from the checkout line
— Sometimes I drive 35 miles to this large, chain, 24-hour grocery store to pick up items unavailable in the small town seven miles from my place. Good German beer,...
REAL MEN AND FASHION: Esquire magazine hits town looking for a style star
At age 54, I was one of the oldest peacocks strutting his stuff at Marshall Field's State Street store Tuesday night. Esquire magazine, in conjunction with Macy's department stores, was...