if Greece Were a Binge Drinker
23 May 2012, 11:05 am
A Greek flag flies next to a statue of Socrates in Athens. IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday warned of the risk of "contamination" if Greece quits the euro and said the eurozone might therefore see the value of paying more to keep Greece in. Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images. A pair of responses to my austerity/stimulus post of a few days ago illustrate the current conflict in ...

if You Have to Invest in Airlines, Don't!
23 May 2012, 11:02 am
Investing in airline stocks has always been a harrowing experience. if you can't help yourself, however, you should consider moving up the margin chain.

if Minute Maid, BBVA Compass overlap use, fans need to be patient and come early
23 May 2012, 7:02 am
if Minute Maid, BBVA Compass overlap use, fans need to be patient and come early Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:03 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2012 [...] the Astros, BBVA Compass Stadium and HPD officials don't expect much of a headache as fans head to Texas Avenue to ...

Greek exit "unavoidable" if reform stops: German MP
23 May 2012, 4:30 am
BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece's exit from the euro will be "unavoidable" if anti-austerity radicals win a June 17 election and halt painful economic reforms, a leading German conservative was quoted on Wednesday as saying. Alexander Dobrindt, deputy leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), one of three parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition, has said in the past Greece may ...

if they won't sell the water South, why not say it?
22 May 2012, 8:46 pm
if there's even a whiff of a possibility that Kern River water will be sold south, we should all sit up and take notice.

if Romney Calls, I Would ...
22 May 2012, 7:51 pm
There are only a handful of acceptable responses when asked if you are interested in being considered as a vice presidential nominee, but this year some potential aspirants are straying from the script.

if 10 Berkeley Cops Can't Get the Chief's Son's Phone Back, Your Vigilante Recovery Won't Work Either
22 May 2012, 12:33 pm
The iPhone comes with this great little app called "Find My Phone." Launch it from a computer and the software will use your phone's built-in communication tools to locate the device on a map. ...

if Hatch won’t show, Liljenquist will ‘debate’ cardboard cutout
22 May 2012, 12:26 pm
if Hatch won’t show, Liljenquist will ‘debate’ cardboard cutout By Lee Davidson The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 23, 2012 07:46AM MDT Even though Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, continues to dodge challenges for televised debates, his Republican opponent, Dan Liljenquist, says he will debate Hatch next week — even if it is just a cardboard cutout of him, or an empty chair. “We are going to have our ...

What if Europe and U.S. decouple?
21 May 2012, 1:34 pm
What if, despite conventional wisdom, the United States and Eurozone economies "decoupled?" This suggests that no matter what happens in Greece, Spain and the rest of the beleaguered European ...

if this is it for Berkman, it ends an underappreciated career
21 May 2012, 12:32 pm
if Lance Berkman's torn ACL ends his career of integrity and achievement, it has been quite a run.