It isn’t easy being a charitable organization.Even at this normally generous time of year, raising money can be a tough, uphill slog.But for one Utah group, the difficult part is not raising the money. The difficult part, believe it or not, is giving that money away.Bob Somers is a past ...

Really? There’s an honest-to-goodness thing called a Santa Index?Somewhere out there, as the saying goes, a Christmas elf just drowned a baby reindeer.Apparently, every year <a href="http://www.insure.com/life-insurance/santa-index.html" target="_blank">the website Insure.com ...

“The true meaning of Christmas.”We’ll hear that phrase a lot this month. People encouraging us to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas, or complaining that we’ve lost the true meaning of Christmas, or simply praying that we’ll all remember — all together now — the true meaning ...

It was the best of sales, it was the worst of sales ...Think of today’s column as “A Tale of Two Retail Outlets.” One, bustling with activity; the other, as quiet as the proverbial tomb.Now, admittedly, we’re talking about two stores with completely different approaches to the retail ...

So, how was everyone’s Thanksgiving? Did you reconnect with family? Have a nice feast? Watch a little football?And did you at least get to list “sleeping in” among the things you were grateful for on your Thanksgiving holiday?I didn’t.My Thanksgiving started to the sound of the ...

These days, everybody and their dog gets their very own unique day of celebration.There’s a day set aside for administrative professionals, for bird watchers, for salespeople, for plumbers, for professional engineers, for spouses, for grocery store produce managers — even a day for people ...