Business Unusual by Stephanie Derammelaere· October 16, 2008 12:00 am·Insuring your nontraditional business requires a few nontraditional steps. Any entrepreneur starting a new business has a lengthy to-do list,…
Something Smells Fishy by Bill Meagher· October 16, 2008 12:00 am·West Marin’s Lunny family struggles to keep Drakes Bay Oysters afloat. There’s no such thing as a simple issue in…
The Day the Wall Street Music Died by David Raub· October 16, 2008 12:00 am·“Bye, bye, Miss American pie…” sang Don McLean in one of my favorite songs of an earlier time. The poignant…
And We Will All Go Down Together by Brandon Blevans· October 16, 2008 12:00 am·In case you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, doing your personal version of Thoreau’s hermit-like lifestyle or are otherwise…
How Much Is Too Much by Richard Thomas· October 16, 2008 12:00 am·As the harvest winds down—and it appears to be down 10 percent or more—we need to assess what the current…
Of Campaign Money and Newspaper Heartache by Bill Meagher· October 16, 2008 12:00 am·By the time you read this missive, the battle for hearts, minds and sales tax dollars on behalf of the…
The Very High Cost of Medical Care by Michael E. Duffy· October 16, 2008 12:00 am·In the world of medicine, there are two trains headed toward each other with increasing speed. The first is the…
Traveling Near and Far by Louisa Hufstader· October 16, 2008 12:00 am·A month or so ago, I gave you some encouraging news from Napa County government: Its hotel tariff—the 12 percent…
Out to Lunch by D Krause· October 16, 2008 12:00 am·In business, many word combinations are used together frequently, even though they don’t really go together. Profit and loss (you…