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  1. "The Producers" Sets Out to Prove That You Can Make More Money Failing Than Succeeding

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-04-30
    The Producers - 2 Stars (Average)The Producers is a Broadway musical featuring a washed up producer and creative accountant who set out to prove that you can make more money by failing than succeeding...
  2. "A River Runs Through It" Is a Good Film With a Bad Message That Develops Slowly

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-04-29
    A River Runs Through It - 3 Stars (Good)A River Runs Through It is based on a true story about the relationships in a family of two brothers with a Presbyterian minister for a father, a love for fly f...
  3. There Really Is a Mystic Pizza, and the Film Mystic Pizza Sneaks Its Way into Your Heart

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-04-26
    Mystic Pizza - 3 Stars (Good)What do the movies A Christmas Story, My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Mystic Pizza have in common?They sneak their way into your heart.All three movies were not supposed to b...
  4. Only an Emperor Penguin Could Survive in 100 mph Winds and Minus 80 Degree Weather

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-04-20
    March of the Penguins - 2 Stars (Average)March of the Penguins is an Academy Award-winning documentary film of the Emperor Penguin, the only living species that still remains in the Antarctic (South P...
  5. The Wrong Business Structure Can Destroy Your Financial Future

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-04-14
    When you run a business and sell a product or service as a sole proprietorship you will have a ton of liability. A sole proprietorship is the second worse form of asset protection after a general part...
  6. Political Boundaries Become Blurry for Voters in the 2008 Presidential Election

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-04-08
    You might call it the Presidential Race of Firsts. To begin with, it would certainly qualify.When I looked at the front page of my USA Today on March 12, 2007 I was greeted with this headline: 2008 ra...
  7. Florida Becomes the First Team to Repeat as NCAA Champion Since Duke in 1992

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-04-04
    The Florida Gators became only the seventh team in NCAA Basketball Tournament history to repeat as national champions Monday night, pushing aside Ohio State 84-75 in a game with all of the excitement ...
  8. Life Is Full Of Rejection Take Harvard - 22,955 Student Applications To Apply And 20,897 Rejections

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-04-02
    I opened my Friday newspaper and was reminded again that life is full of rejection.Take Harvard University for example. No less than 22,955 eager applicants applied for admission to Harvard this fall ...
  9. Has "Saturday Night Live" Finally Become Saturday Night Dead?

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-03-30
    When I was younger I used to watch "Saturday Night Live" faithfully because it always seemed to have enough "funny" to keep me positive and laughing.The list of comedians who have passed through Satur...
  10. "Camelot" Is a Magical Movie, and a Primer in Civilized Human Relationships and Growth

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-03-25
    Camelot – 4 Stars (Excellent)"Camelot" is a wonderful Broadway musical that garnered Oscars for Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Music, and Oscar nominations for Best C...
  11. First 2 Rounds in 2007 NCAA Tournament Produces Just 4 Real Upsets in 48 Games

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-03-21
    The first two rounds of the 2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament produced just 4 real upsets in 48 games.Do not tell Duke, Notre Dame, Wisconsin or Washington State that it was a good tournament. They were...
  12. Online Hiring Threatens to Do Away With Traditional Hard Copy Resumes - Part 1

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-03-19
    The presentation of this story in my Wednesday daily newspaper is dramatic.A smaller headline in color above the main headline says "Digital Job Searches Gain Ground".The main headline says "Straight ...
  13. A St. Patrick's Day Toast to Irish Runners Marcus O'Sullivan and Eamonn Coghlan

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-03-17
    A week before St. Patrick's Day I bought a pair of Saucony Kilkinney cross-country racing flats. They are a screaming Irish green and stick out like neon lights.It reminded me of the Sports Illustrate...
  14. "Waking Ned Devine" by Kirk Jones Is the Best Comedy I Have Ever Seen

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-03-11
    Waking Ned Devine – 4 Stars (Excellent)Sooner or later one has to come clean. When pigeonholed about what is my favorite comedy, I said some time ago that "Meet the Fockers" was the be...
  15. "Cards on the Table" Murder Mystery Stumps Even the Clever Little Belgian

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-03-08
    Cards on the Table - 3 Stars (Good)English mystery writer Agatha Christie must have had her gray cells working overtime in 1936 when she created Cards on the Table, another crime novel featuring her c...
  16. What Makes a Person Want to Run, and Why Few Will Ever Know the Joy of Running

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-02-23
    He stood there by the side of the track, looking sweaty and satisfied but dazed.My teammates and I had just come back from a leisurely 10-mile run through the woods and along the banks of the Red Ceda...
  17. What Every Woman Should Know About Men and Why Some Men Are Interesting - Part 2

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-02-18
    (Editor's Note: Part 1 dealt with A Man's Five Basic Jobs: 1) Defend his loved ones. 2) Protect his loved ones. 3) Provide for his loved ones. 4) Encourage his loved ones. 5) Lead his loved ones.)A Ma...
  18. If You Are Looking for Leeches, Skip the Pond, Go to Your Credit Card Company

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-02-15
    Two seemingly unrelated stories caught my attention yesterday. One was about corporations stockpiling cash and the other was about consumer savings rates.Some American corporations really know how to ...
  19. Millrose Games Celebrates 100th Birthday as Track's Most Prestigious Indoor Event

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-02-04
    I guess you would have to be a runner to appreciate the Millrose Games, which celebrated its 100th running during the weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York City.The Millrose Games is not arguab...
  20. You Cannot Forget Captain Jack Sparrow, But National Treasure Is One Heck of a Hunt

    by Ed Bagley - 2007-02-03
    National Treasure – 3 Stars (Good)It took an inordinately long time for movie land to bring us a modern day treasure hunt worth watching, but Director Jon Turteltaub delivered big time in Nation...