Word: musts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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However, the city's designation by Herb Caen--whether based on alliteration or resemblance--as some twin of Baghdad made me think what a contrast the real Baghdad would make: war-torn, military in the streets, the sounds of commerce subdued and conviviality scarce. Occasionally an American warplane must skirt by, but the pervading reality must be silence, for what else could be the sound of a people abandoned...
...Parents must also do things they may find difficult--like calling a stranger on the phone or going to a meeting of the parents association. But if you demonstrate the desire to get involved in the school community, chances are your child will too. Attend that first PTA meeting or contact members who have children close in age to yours. Ask some general questions--they will undoubtedly fill in the details...
...suppose some of the sting is taken out of it if your own kid is the one who has suddenly become unspeakably wealthy. Even then, there must be something disorienting about having to answer, when an old friend asks how little Ethan is getting along in his first job, "Well, he doesn't tell us much--you know how boys that age are--but the last issue of Forbes said he's worth $2 billion...
...services of an office manager and an outsourced payroll program to administer the benefit. Last year her staff voted to switch to the SIMPLE. In addition to offering easier administration, Lasley says, the SIMPLE was attractive because it doesn't have strict rules about what percentage of employees must participate or how little they can contribute. This gives smaller employers a flexibility that they often need. "The reality is that it's tough to get a 19-year-old kid to say, 'I'm gonna give up my salary now so in 40 years I can enjoy it,'" says Lasley...
...recent months, Alabama, Oregon, Louisiana and Tennessee joined the other states that maintain "do not call" lists that consumers can join and telemarketers must obey. Companies that ignore these no-call lists can pay a high price. In May, Georgia's consumer-affairs office fined TruGreen/Chemlawn $45,000 for repeated violations. In states such as Arkansas and Florida, consumers pay nominal fees to join the lists, and companies pay a few dollars for copies. "It's duplicative, and it's expensive," argues Stephen Altobelli, spokesman for the Direct Marketing Association, says of the state lists. The group maintains a nationwide...