Hot tips for summer travel save as costs rise
Travel experts offer strategies to curb summer costs as airfare, hotel, and car rental prices climb. Midweek trips, early planning, and flexible itineraries help, with options in less popular destinations like the Caribbean and Mexico. Strategies include negotiating rooms by phone and booking rental cars early to monitor rate drops.
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Tember
Pauline Frommer
Frommer
Caribbean
Mexico
Australia
Mike Dever
Free State owner Chuck Magers named Restaurateur of the Year
Chuck Magers proprietor of Free State Brewing Co. in Lawrence receives the 2006 Restaurateur of the Year award from the Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association for leadership and community work. He helped legalize brewing in Kansas in 1987 and supported local food safety efforts and the Dine for America hurricane relief drive. The piece also notes Premier Martial Arts grand opening in Lawrence with workshops and demonstrations.
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Free State Brewing Co
Lawrence
Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Ass
Wichita
Magers
Kansas
Wheatfields
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Dine For
Dennis Carpenter
Clinton Parkway Court
New Horizons Tae Kwon Do
Krav Maga
Jobs Build Skills Across Paths From Service to Careers
The article reflects on how early jobs in food service and customer contact shape later careers. Doug Dale notes restaurant work teaches practical manufacturing thinking and customer interaction, while another speaker recalls public speaking benefits from repetitive telephone work. The discussion highlights how varied roles contribute to career beginnings and skill growth.
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Food Service
Doug Dale
Doug
Kate
Dale
Reading a Good Company: Bosses, Allies and Interviews
Kate Wendleton and Dale Dauten discuss turning work into a life choice. They advise finding an ally with shared standards, researching leadership and culture via former employees and associations, and assessing a company’s impact on identity alongside boss quality.
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Kate
Dale
Protecting Your Identity Online Tips and Resources
Knight Ridder columnist catalogs practical steps to guard private financial data from theft. Recommends specific sites: American Bankers Association, Better Business Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, and Financial Planning Association, with links to protective measures and victim guidance.
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Aba.com
Consumer
Better Business Bureau
Bbbonline.org
Federal Trade Commission
Consumer.gov
Financial Planning Assa
Fpanet
Cfm
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