As our country "goes green," I ask myself, "What happened to good old-fashioned thriftiness?" When I was a young college student, my husband and I were older than our counterparts and we put each other through school with two preschoolers. We were so glad to have something on the table to feed our children; I became very adept at stretching bologna, macaroni and cheese, hamburger, or whatever else was on hand into multiple meals. ...more

July 5, 2008

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June 25, 2008

Shares of several chemical companies fell Tuesday after industry leader Dow Chemical Co. announced its second set of wide-ranging price increases in less than a month, again trying to offset record costs for energy and raw materials. ...more

June 25, 2008

Dow Chemical Co. will raise its prices by up to 20 percent almost immediately to offset the soaring cost of energy, and the chief executive officer of the chemical giant lashed out at Washington on Wednesday for failing to develop a sound energy policy. ...more

May 29, 2008

He has switched over his driver's license and sent Blue Cross a change of address, so Englewood newcomer Dave Smith is ready to formally kick off his new life in Florida this week by being shot out of a cannon across 160 linear feet of parked cars. ...more

November 26, 2007

Englewood newcomer Dave Smith is ready to kick off his new life in Florida next week by being shot out of a cannon across 160 linear feet of parked cars. ...more

November 25, 2007