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Maybe Brett Favre moving from team to team is just an NFL plot to sell more jerseys. According to an Associated Press story, Favre’s No. 4 Minnesota Vikings jersey was the top seller on the league’s merchandise Web site for ...

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I just got an e-mail from the Ravens, who are having a “Blast From The Past” sale on their Web site team store. You can now buy jerseys of former Ravens Bart Scott, Kyle Boller, Chris McAlister, Jamal Lewis and ...

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A first for me. Someone at The Daily Record texted in sick to me this morning. And, a little to my surprise, I was OK with it. I wouldn’t do it, mind you, but after thinking about it for about ...

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This doesn’t have a whole lot to do with business, but I’m sure there are a lot of business moms and business dads out there who can relate. Two times in the last three weeks I’ve attended high school softball ...

Wednesday was a challenge for me. Editing The Daily Record’s story about the layoffs at The Sun was difficult because the journalists let go were “my people” — men and women who are about my age, many of whom I ...

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Well, I’m still on line. It seems that Conficker was over-hyped. At least so far. (But by putting this up, have I just put a bulls-eye on my laptop?) Has anyone out there been affected by the worm? Is anyone ...

Maybe this is new to me because I’m not a “Director/CEO,” but I do get letters like this all the time in my email. My wife (who actually is a “Director/CEO”) got this letter by snail mail on Friday. Is ...

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I usually don’t do this, because — believe it or not — I make my share of mistakes. But here is a release that just landed in my inbox: The FTC collects identity theft complaints from consumers throughout the year ...

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When Bernie Madoff arrives in prison, he likely won’t be the most popular inmate. According to some experts Bloomberg interviewed — including a former inmate who advises convicts on surviving time behind bars — the other prisoners are bound to ...

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Here’s another huge piece of evidence that Maryland waited too long to approve slot machines. The Associated Press is reporting that the 11 casinos in Atlantic City, N.J., reported a 19.2 percent drop in revenue last month, the biggest monthly ...

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