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September 6, 2006 - Having just spent the Labor Day weekend with family in deeply conservative Paulding County, Georgia -- just west of Cobb County and Atlanta -- I wasn't surprised to read of this exchange inv

September 5, 2006 - We got a notice in the mail from the Florida Department of Revenue that there will be a one week sales tax holiday, October 5th through October 11th, on "Energy Star" certified appliances.

September 5, 2006 - Winn-Dixie, a Florida based grocery chain, filed bankruptcy in 2005. As part of their reorganization plan, they want back some of the property taxes they paid in Mississippi:

September 4, 2006 - Here on Labor Day, it's important to consider how labor is faring, especially in the South. The region's reputation as an anti-union stronghold is usually chalked up to a supposed anti-union sentiment on the part of the region's workers.

September 1, 2006 - About to sign off for the Labor Day weekend.

September 1, 2006 - City leaders in Houston threw their Stetsons in the air and squealed with glee this week when news came that Lockheed Martin had landed a major contra

September 1, 2006 - As we head into Labor Day, the holiday created by unions in 1882 (in the face of fierce business opposition), I just finished listening to a quick NPR news segment on the state of the economy, which had anything but workers in mind.