Saturday, May. 26, 2012
Machinists' 401(k) loans could be risky
Machinists at Lockheed Martin went on strike to preserve their pensions, but they're raiding their retirement savings in the process.
More than 1,000 of 3,600 strikers have loans from their 401(k) accounts, including hundreds who've borrowed from their plans this year, according to the company and union. Read more
| |Wednesday, May. 23, 2012
Baristas cover up, but coffeehouse is struggling
Sometimes too much publicity isn't good for business.
John Holland learned that when TV news stations and others reported that his Coffee Dreamers shop's baristas looked like Daisy Duke of the old Dukes of Hazzard series. Read more
Friday, May. 25, 2012
Get a tax break on energy-efficient appliances during the holiday weekend
It's time to kick that old, energy-guzzling refrigerator out of your kitchen -- and Texas will give you a little incentive.
Memorial Day weekend marks the state's fifth annual sales tax holiday for Energy Star appliances. Read more
Most-read stories
- 2 Republican hopefuls in U.S. Senate race continue sparring
- Keller school district isn't amused by students' end-of-year pranks
- Keller Timber Creek students release snakes, rats, crickets at school
- Colts show interest in dealing for Cowboys' Jenkins
- At John Edwards trial, all eyes are on the alternate jurors
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Colonial transforms Cowtown into swing town
Anyone who's never set foot inside the gates of the Colonial during tournament week simply doesn't know what they're missing.
