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SAN FRANCISCO, MI – When gasoline prices shot up last year, Ford promised that it would start selling some of its fuel sipping European cars here. Well, the 2011 Ford Fiesta that goes on sale this summer is the first of the bunch.

Interpersonal EDGE: Co-workers’ War Wrecking Productivity? Here a Plan!

Rina Risper15 years ago04 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services

Q. I’m working with a team composed of people from different departments assigned to implement a new program. Two individuals seem more interested in fighting with each other than getting the job done. Nobody wants to get in the middle. Ideas?

Dare to Ask: Two Faiths, Four Issues Over Funeral

Rina Risper15 years ago05 mins

QUESTION

I converted to Judaism 12 years back. My mother has decided to start practicing Catholicism again and announced to me, her only child, that she wants a Catholic burial. I have issues with embalming, waiting past three days to bury, an open casket and a ceremony in a church. Please help! I want to honor my mother without dishonoring my faith. — It’s Me, Jewish female, Dallas

Your Other 8 Hours: Fear of Failure? Three Tips to Guarantee Success

Rina Risper15 years ago06 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services

It takes guts and determination to invest the other eight hours into improving yourself or starting a business. If you’ve taken night classes, started a blog or have participated at Toastmasters, you know you are putting yourself on the line. It’s hard work and there is ample room for disappointment, rejection and, yes, dare I say, failure?