You would think that Super Bowl Sunday tops the list of events that result in the most beer sales each year. ...more

January 27, 2009

Three billboards in the Orlando area that depict New York's World Trade Center in flames with the words "Please Don't Vote for a Democrat" are the work of a St. Cloud songwriter and commercial painter who is marketing his latest song. ...more

July 16, 2008

I tend to think that having a hero is asking for disappointment. This column space could be filled many times over with the names of great artists who were otherwise horrible people. ...more

May 29, 2008

When you're not inclined to give your product away for free, make your customers believe they're getting something for nothing. ...more

January 14, 2008

I find it curious that record labels are suddenly concerned about compensation for performers (Our Opinion, Nov. 2)! For decades, labels have given pennies on the dollar to struggling artists who had little leverage at the bargaining table. Would it be too obvious to suggest that record labels open their own checkbooks and compensate their artists fairly before asking Congress to mandate a new fee on radio stations? Considering, of course, 50 percent of the new fee would conveniently go to the labels, not the artists. ...more

November 9, 2007

Singer Sam Moore, the tenor voice of the '60s hit singing duo Sam & Dave, told a sad, instructive story to Congress this summer, but lawmakers have been slow to respond. ...more

November 2, 2007