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...break with the past, the Greek state must also go global, say business executives and business analysts. Athens needs to lure foreign investors aggressively, which means offering everything from tax breaks to helping investors navigate the bureaucracy associated with setting up shop. "We must transform Greece into a welcome place to do business," says Eurobank's deputy CEO Nikolaos Karamouzis. The potential for future investment - in tourism and renewable energy in particular - is promising. Wind-energy generation alone is expected to increase fivefold in the next decade. "The new Greek government seems determined to push the 'green economy...
...Care of Mom?" [Feb. 1]: Francine Russo should not beat herself up for not being around more when her mother's health was failing. Most of us do not have the Cleavers or the Bradys for relatives. "Family craziness" is a major reason people move away in the first place. When my mother's health started deteriorating, one of my sisters chose to take on the caregiving burden. Being separated geographically was my decision, made years beforehand. No one will make me feel guilty for not dealing with relatives I don't like being around...
...nerve in a nation where children are prey to human traffickers and thousands of youths live in slavery. It was also a reminder that the best way to help Haiti's children may not be plucking them from their country but helping rebuild it as a safer place for them to grow...
...been a decade since I attended a CPAC, but back in the 1980s I used to plan my year around them. They gathered more ambitious Republican politicians in one place than any other event except a party convention. It was at a CPAC that I first heard Newt Gingrich speak and saw Reagan in the flesh. (See the 10 greatest speeches of all time...
...history, the more intrigued I got." Like the urban homesteaders who have set up shop in recent years in economically depressed areas of Detroit and Pittsburgh, Pa., Johnston came to Cairo in pursuit of dirt-cheap property and with an altruistic sense of purpose. "In all the cool places I've lived - Bloomington, Gainesville, Olympia - I felt like I could add to the community but not affect it. By taking the little bit I could afford to a place that had nothing, I felt like I could make a bigger difference." Johnston found an old Knights of Columbus building...