Child’s Play

Despite its team concept, kickball was a rite of elementary school passage that separated the Coulds from the Could Nots.

The cheese sings (nearly) alone (Lounge Singer)

My debut is going better than expected. Two songs into my set at the Ovation Theater at Green Valley Ranch Resort, I have won over the entire audience.

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Freedom of the Press

She fears her article won’t make it into the next issue.

COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

OWE, WHOA: As the economy’s struggles continue, some cash-strapped companies are following the lead of cash-strapped people and letting debt mount, observers say. Collection agencies report rising business and sometimes increasing headaches.

Enough said: Call Ed Bernstein a pioneer of legal advertising

Lawyer Ed Bernstein is a fixture on local television, with his ubiquitous commercials and his weekly talk show. But though you see him every day, there’s a lot about Bernstein you probably don’t know. For one thing, he’s a single dad raising three daughters. He sneaks away from the office midday a few times a week for yoga classes. And he owns a slew of professional firsts: The first lawyer to advertise legal services in the local market. The first businessman to run Spanish-language advertisements on local television-network affiliates (and the first businessman to field hate mail for running Spanish-language advertisements on local television-network affiliates). The first attorney to advertise on area billboards.

To sell homes, builders offer mortgage unemployment insurance

LOS ANGELES — Free granite countertops, swimming pools and landscaping aren’t going to convince anyone who’s afraid of losing a job to buy a home. But what about a promise to pay your mortgage if you get laid off?

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