The word "greed" brings one image to my mind during these holidays. I think of Ebenezer Scrooge, the old miser created by Charles Dickens. His only purpose was to make money. And his only pleasure was ...
Like drug addiction, greed hijacks the brain's reward system. In healthcare, this pathological pursuit of profit has life-or-death consequences.
Reactions to my July 16 column ("Capitalism mitigates greed") show that many readers are so emotionally connected to the notion of "greedy capitalists" that they missed the distinction between the two ...
If you are wondering why there are often many items sold out by the time you make it to a Super Doubles event, it's probably because people like this shopper blatantly break the store policies. Here's ...
Greed is good, Gordon Gekko said in the movie "Wall Street." Well, Gordon sure has a lot of followers in today's Ireland. Because over the past few weeks here we have seen examples of greed that would ...
Our son was recently fined $200 for having a lit cigarette at the James F. Conahan Intermodal Transportation Facility in Wilkes-Barre. He had no idea that they had recently implemented a no smoking ...
Something that was missed in your Town Square section regarding the ridiculous markup of the beer steins at Musikfest was greed. Anyone who pays $3 for an item and sells it for $69 has to be greedy.
I would like to thank The Morning Call for its article placement in the Your Money section on Nov. 1. PPL wants to add a storm-damage fee to my electric bill. The last major storms cost the utility ...
There will come a time when college football reaches its tipping point, when the side of winning at all costs is opposed, once and for all, by one who seeks to protect whatever integrity might still ...