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Auto sales show the market working – with government help

April 10, 2012 Arthur Lieber Business, Campaigns, Consumer issues, Economy, Labor and unions, Transportation Leave a comment

In the April 1 (no fooling) episode of Mad Men, Governor Romney is called a clown. We’re talking about Michigan Governor George Romney, father

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Photographer’s notebook: Elegy on a vanished Chrysler plant

August 22, 2011 Bill Kesler Business, Corporations, Economy, Employment, Missouri region Leave a comment

The Chrysler assembly plant in Fenton always loomed large on my daily commute, especially in the mornings when the early sun reflected on its

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Buying a lemon in business-friendly Missouri

April 27, 2011 Stacy Mergenthal Consumer issues, Transportation 4 comments

When our dependable Ford finally kicked the bucket a couple months ago, my husband and I went on a harried hunt for something that

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Putting the Toyota recall in context

February 23, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Consumer issues, Transportation 4 comments

Toyota is recalling millions of cars–justifiably–but can we take a minute to look at some context, here? The Los Angeles Times reports that sudden

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