What Mr. Meyer has done with the Post is all the more creditable for having been accomplished in one of the most fiercely competitive newspaper cities in the U.S. Washington has five dailies (counting the round-the-clock Times-Herald as two) against …
Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin says he told Gates how the Microsoft Corp. (MSFT:US) co-founder could persuade the wealthiest people on the planet to hand over much of their fortunes to charity under the Giving Pledge program organized by Gates …
“Question, if old media like newspapers are a dying business, why are successful billionaires like Bezos, Buffett, and Zuckerman drawn to them?” McLaughlin asked. Without skipping a beat, Zuckerman marvelously replied, “Because they no longer wish to …
The Board of Education and County Council are worried that more high-dollar projects and amenities recently approved for affluent communities are unfair to other schools. Here are the privately funded projects for Montgomery schools that cost more than …
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Things with a significantly higher purchase price than the box of 64 crayons I craved, or an extension telephone in my room. I wonder. is this a symptom of the times? Or is it in addition a symptom of local peer pressure? We live in a relatively …
Booster clubs and parent-teacher associations have long been important sources of funding for schools, paying for items such as playground equipment, field lighting and other amenities that public money might not otherwise buy. But in Montgomery, one …
We watch out for each other. I can walk the street over here, being a blind man, and I feel pretty secure,” he paused as his voice caught in his throat. “I get a little emotional, because everybody watches out for me … I just can't see walking away …
With other luxury goods where name brand matters, rising global wealth translates into more production. The luxury conglomerate LVMH is ready and willing to make as many $5000 Tag Heuer watches as the market will bear. Wine is different. They're not …