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Ghosted by a Customer, What Do You Do?—EP 215

I’m dealing with a customer right now who seems interested in some CNC machines Graff-Pinkert has for sale. They told me they needed this type of machine ASAP! And these machines are RARE! They even said they had a big job for the machines already and they are on the

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How Do I Really Feel?

This piece is really two articles. The first is the one I ought to write—the politically correct, optimistic, let’s start the New Year off right

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Thanks to Ryan, Section 179

It looks like Paul Ryan, the new Speaker of the House of Representatives from Wisconsin, delivered the goods for manufacturers in the massive tax and

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My Way

Frank Sinatra was born 100 years ago this week and this anniversary has gotten a lot of play in the media. Sinatra has long fascinated

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Republicans Ascendant?

Being a longtime moderate Republican, I am dismayed by the shift of the party’s base to an extremely angry conservatism. Trump and Carson have tapped

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High Cost of Cheap Gas

Are you happy about the price of gas falling below $2 per gallon? You probably should not be. You should feel angry and scared, unless

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