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Yesterday I was driving across Northern California to the coast (Gualala), and in Sacramento I asked the McDonald’s drive-through clerk (hey, only the best for me!) why the medium French fries were 30 cents more than the double cheeseburger ($4.29 versus $3.99). She immediately launched into an explanation of farming inequalities and Keynesian economics, and how aggregate demand does not necessarily equal the productive capacity of the economy. I shot back with, “Whoa, sister, wher...

Things change and time passes. A little more than three months ago we “fell back” and now we have less than a month until most states in the U.S. change their clocks again (spring ahead). Less than two months ago, Ohio’s Community Savings Bancorp was purchased by Double Bottomline Corp., led by Evan M. Stone, President and CEO, and by rumored other entities in residential mortgage banking. Evan’s a good guy, likes being busy, and likes making a profit, so why not be t...

Lone Star Analysis Expands TruPredict Product Line with Cloud-Based Option Share Article Lone Star Analysis announced today the expansion of its TruPredict™ product line. The simplified version provides an easy-to-use method for bidding federal contracts. TruPredict by Lone Star Analysis TruPredict Essentials offers these organizations a competitive advantage; an opportunity to accurately test assumptions and model outcomes quicky and efficiently. DALLAS, Texa...