Numbers Won't Replace Your Customers
A customer narrator recalls a fast food scene where a manager fixes labor costs at 24 percent of sales while workers serve customers slowly. The piece argues customers come first and that strict focus on numbers harms service, urging owners to pitch in and boost sales while keeping customers happy.
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Don Taylor
Parenting influence and example for children
An opinion on how parental behavior shapes children, urging adults to model positive conduct and reinforce ethical habits. The piece warns that a parent's choices, including honesty, respect, taxes, and language, teach lasting lessons to youth and highlights the responsibility of adults to set constructive examples for the future.
Texas Buzzes Over Tobacco Fees and Insurance Rate Hikes
State and federal officials clashed over attorneys fees in Texas tobacco settlement, with Bush pursuing separate fee treatment. Major homeowners insurers announced statewide rate hikes up to 5 to 15 percent, while charter school expansion moves and pay boosts for university leaders highlighted the ongoing policy debates and fiscal shifts across Texas.
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Dan Morales
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Ken Dusek
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State Farm
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Elton Bomer
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Dallas Morning News
Brooks Flemister
Texas Education Agency
Flemister
The
American Statesman
Texas Faculty Association
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