Readers Speak Out
Author: Alicia Gousis
Sep, 2008 Issue
Human resources (HR) outsourcing has become one of the most popular administrative trends of the past decade. From payroll processing and health care benefits to retirement services and recruiting, there are many reasons to consider taking your HR function to an outside source—but not all HR outsourcing is the same, because when it comes to outsourcing various elements of HR on a piecemeal basis, there are a variety of choices.
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Author: Larry Martin
Aug, 2008 Issue
I recently joined a small group of United States citizens, who flew into Havana, Cuba, to donate medical supplies and toys to churches and the island’s largest synagogue. This distribution method let us donate directly to the needy and circumvent Cuba’s legendary bureaucracy. I was able to legally travel to Cuba under a humanitarian license issued by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the government entity that oversees the United States’ now 40-year-old embargo of Cuba.
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Author: Richard Paille
Jul, 2008 Issue
It wasn’t “liar loans” (stated income/no documentation required) that got us into the housing mess, and new government regulations and printing money won’t get us out. Instead, it’s time to get back to basics.
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Author: Rebecca Sheehan
Apr, 2008 Issue
The State Water Resources Control Board, the government agency responsible for approving requests for new water rights, has proposed a policy for maintaining instream flows in Northern California coastal streams. This policy is intended to provide some level of protection for salmon and steelhead runs, but it’s so muddled, the extent the fishery will actually benefit hasn’t been determined. The policy’s practical result would be to significantly limit the future available water supply, for (mostly) vineyard landowners without achieving any measurable environmental benefits.
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