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Op/ed: Central planning still rules China’s economy

By   /  Friday, October 18th, 2013  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Central planning still rules China’s economy

Does innovation really function in a communist state-controlled economy that only partially incorporates a few facets of free-market capitalism?

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Op/ed: The case for a revenue-neutral carbon tax

By   /  Friday, October 11th, 2013  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  6 Comments

We have a moral responsibility to future generations to take powerful action now to moderate climate change, by severely curtailing our greenhouse gas emissions.

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Op/ed: How family businesses can beat the succession odds

By   /  Friday, October 4th, 2013  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: How family businesses can beat the succession odds

By John Ambrecht on October 4, 2013 The drive to survive — one of humanity’s strongest, most basic instincts — has become both friend and foe to family businesses in the Tri-Counties. While it has created mega-wealth for many, it has also led to the loss of significant family fortunes when power-holding parents pass away Read More →

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Op/ed: My latest startup is a corporate rugby team

By   /  Friday, September 27th, 2013  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: My latest startup is a corporate rugby team

Shopatron, a growing technology company based in San Luis Obispo, competes both locally and nationally to find world-class talent to drive our business forward.

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Editorial: Taking time out to avoid a Paso Robles water crisis

By   /  Friday, September 6th, 2013  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  3 Comments

After an epic 11-hour meeting, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors made the right decision when it voted 4-0 to impose a moratorium on new pumping in the Paso Robles groundwater basin. The emergency restriction could last up to two years and only allows new pumping if it is offset by a 1-to-1 Read More →

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Op/ed: Big business — Reputation vs. reality

By   /  Friday, September 6th, 2013  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Big business — Reputation vs. reality

By Scott Harris on September 6, 2013 Sometimes what we’re told of the world goes so against our own experiences that we’re left to wonder if we’re in a twilight zone, or if maybe what we’re told is wrong. Or at least not the whole story. After a series of markedly positive business meetings and Read More →

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Op/ed: The impressive health benefits of volunteering

By   /  Friday, August 30th, 2013  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: The impressive health benefits of volunteering

By Jean-Luc Bourdon on August 30, 2013 When I recently applied for long-term care insurance, I was surprised to be asked if I volunteer. Because I answered that I do, the insurance company asked how many hours a week I volunteer. At that point, I was very intrigued to know why it matters. Insurance companies Read More →

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