by Beth Lawrence & Ramsen Shamon | May 29, 2015 | Education
OXON HILL, Md. — Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe swept into the championship round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday as one of 10 competitors for the top honor. In the semifinals, Vanya, 13, spelled “consommé,” a type of clear soup, and “mediobrome,”...
by Beth Lawrence & Ramsen Shamon | Jun 3, 2010 | Business & Tech
Edmund C. Moy Current Position: Director of the United States Mint (since Sept. 2006) Boss: Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal S. Wolin Why He Matters As director of the U.S. Mint, Edmund Moy oversees the production of coins, which is related to more cash-centered retail...
by Beth Lawrence & Ramsen Shamon | Jun 1, 2010 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Extra-long twin sheets? Shower caddy? Mini-fridge? Check, check and check. It’s time to prep your high school grad for college. And while you might have list after list of college necessities, it’s also time to think about big expenses....
by Beth Lawrence & Ramsen Shamon | May 20, 2010 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON—During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Barack Obama repeated a familiar refrain on small businesses, calling them, “the engine of our economy.” He was right. According to a 2009 Small Business Administration report, small businesses created 64...
by Beth Lawrence & Ramsen Shamon | May 20, 2010 | Topics
Alice Truong/MNS A stack of old-school reporter’s notebooks from the archives of Josh Meyer, formerly of the Los Angeles Times and a current Medill professor. So I rushed out of my apartment early one morning to cover an event only to realize I forgot my...
