Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from August 10 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from August 10 2003

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column.
August 10, 2003... By Jerry Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--While there is no reason for alarm yet, the defined benefit component of our pension system is under growing stress that could threaten the nest...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Kids and Business Column.
August 10, 2003... By Steve Rosen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--When kids ask real-life money...uestions, parents are often at a loss for a response. You never know when the next hot potato from your kids...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., At Your Service Column.
August 10, 2003... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--AT YOUR SERVICE: I've exhausted all my resources and hope you can succeed where I've hit the proverbial brick wall. In September 2002, my fiance...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske Column.
August 10, 2003... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--For the past two weeks, we've been road-tripping through the western United States. The journey has so far been a fabulous family affair. But the...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Workplace Column.
August 10, 2003... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--Remember the court jester? He was the one person in the royal court who could point out foibles or disagree with the king. The jester had a...

Chicago Tribune Auto Letters Column.
August 10, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--QUESTION: In April of last year I bought a new '02 Oldsmobile Intrigue using an Olds loyalty discount because we owned a '98 Olds LS. But, after buying the '02...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart Column.
August 10, 2003... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--Investors who fled from the Nasda... stock market debacle to the supposedly safe haven of fixed-income securities are suffering through another painful...

Chicago Tribune Business Outlook Column.
August 10, 2003... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--AMERICANS HAVE BEEN TOLD the same story for many months: Keep up a torrid spending pace and soon businesses will join in, buying new e...uipment and...

Chicago Tribune Boating Column.
August 10, 2003... By Mike Esposito, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--If they looked down, visitors to the Tall Ships Chicago festival might have noticed a small motorboat putting along. OK, it was more like half a motorboat....

Chicago Tribune Car Notes Column.
August 10, 2003... Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--AUTOS -- The Toyota Camry SE gets a new 3.3-liter V-6 engine for 2004 with 225 horsepower, 15 more than the 3-liter on 2003 models. Base price on the SE increases by $50,...

Chicago Tribune David Greising Column.
August 10, 2003... By David Greising, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--When the Civic Committee floated the idea of 100 new charter schools in Chicago, they hoped against hope that Mayor Daley might embrace the plan. ...

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway Column.
August 10, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--2003 -- CHEVROLET CORVETTE ANNIVERSARY coupe: Base price: $43,225; Engine: 5.7-liter, 350-h.p. V-8; Fuel economy: 19 m.p.g. city/28 highway. As civil as...

Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.
August 10, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--It's not easy to be inconspicuous in a purple vehicle. It's impossible, in fact, when the purple machine is a Chevrolet SSR, or super-sport roadster, which...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate Column.
August 10, 2003... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--From the cluttered desk of a cluttered mind come these breaking real estate stories: In 1927, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a gas station in Buffalo. It's...

Chicago Tribune Small Business Notebook Column.
August 10, 2003... By John Schmeltzer, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--MOST EXPECT RECOVERY SOON, SURVEY FINDS: A majority of small-business owners responding to a recently completed Harris Poll apparently believe an economic...

The Miami Herald Financial Question and Answer Column.
August 10, 2003... By Meg Green, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--QUESTION: I have a 30-year mortgage at 8-1/4 percent that is coming due in 2007. Would it make sense to get a home e...uity loan if I can get a lower rate and...

The Miami Herald Money Matters Column.
August 10, 2003... By Harriet Johnson Brackey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--Dear Readers, By the calls and e-mails I receive, I know you need straight answers on money. So I'll be answering your...uestions from...

The Salt Lake Tribune Lisa Carricaburu Column.
August 10, 2003... By Lisa Carricaburu, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--It's August, and since you're reading this newspaper, chances are good you're not sipping a cocktail on a beach somewhere. In fact, chances are...

Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas, Business Update Column.
August 10, 2003... By Mike Copeland, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--Peter Fonda, who starred as a Harley-riding hippie in the 1969 counter-culture movie "Easy Rider," will spend a few hours in Waco on Sept. 13,...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Mitchell Schnurman Column.
August 10, 2003... By Mitchell Schnurman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--HOUSING VALUES NOT SOARING IN TEXAS: I'm feeling a little poorer this week after learning that the big boom in the housing market...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Bob Ray Sanders Column.
August 10, 2003... By Bob Ray Sanders, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--REDEMPTION MAY BE JUST A JOB CHANGE AWAY: Although we have met, Secretary of State Colin Powell would not know me from Nimrod. Or Adam...

Tampa Tribune, Fla., Consumer Column.
August 10, 2003... Tampa Tribune, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--You might think you have found a way to disconnect yourself from those early morning or dinner time interruptions by signing up for the national do-not-call list. But, as...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
August 10, 2003... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--NEW NODA BUILDING TO BLEND IN: The newest revitalization project planned in the North Davidson Arts District will displace an old house, but it...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Dan Walters Column.
August 10, 2003... By Dan Walters, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--DAVIS' RISK-AVERSE APPROACH PUTS HIM IN RISKIEST DILEMMA: As he climbed California's political ladder, rung by rung, over nearly three decades,...

The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., Sula Pettibon Column.
August 10, 2003... By Sula Pettibon, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--The health-care industry is getting bigger every day, and economic developers want to use that growth to bring new industry to the area. ...

The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Dan Voelpel Column.
August 10, 2003... By Dan Voelpel, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--TRYING TO KEEP RESTAURANTS' CUSTOMERS HAPPY: As the saying goes, the customer is always right. True? Maybe. Maybe not. In the case of...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Jack Sirard Column.
August 10, 2003... By Jack Sirard, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--The back-to-school shopping season is hitting its stride, sending American teenagers on a spending spree that delights retailers and scares their...

Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., Don Nelson Column.
August 10, 2003... By Don Nelson, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--As Athens-Clarke County officials and citizens continue to wrestle with the single-family neighborhood rental regulation concept, some development and...