Blue Shield Of California Tax Audit
CALIFORNIA—On June 3, 2014, tax officials sent a 16-page report to Blue Shield California, the state’s third largest insurer. The tax board did not...
2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA250 On Paper
UNITED STATES—Competing in a high-volume, budget conscious segment has never been an easy proposition for a premium brand. Let’s face it, when you are...
Pots Make More Out Of Less
UNITED STATES—With conservation of water being so important right now, annuals are not a priority. Many of us are trying to use as little...
The Toast Of The Town
SAN FRANCISCO—The city that has built an empire on sourdough is on the rise to diversify its breadth of toasted offerings. The city’s latest...
Bringin’ Disco Back: 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport
UNITED STATES—The original Land Rover Discovery was succeeded by the LR3 (in U.S. markets), which received a mid-run facelift and name change to, LR4....
Covering New Ground Or Old With Groundcover
UNITED STATES—As the simple name implies, 'groundcover' covers the ground. Groundcover plants stay lower than shrubbery, and function something like mulch. They insulate shallow...
Summer Is Not For Planting
UNITED STATES—Autumn is the time for planting. Cooling weather slows plants down so that they do not mind disruption so much. Increasing rain (hopefully)...
Behind The Wheel: BMW M4 Convertible
UNITED STATES—Every few times a year, the Motor Press Guild holds an event in which it challenges automakers to send forth their best examples,...
My Country
UNITED STATES—After being a prisoner in California for more years than I care to remember, I find myself on the road to Idaho. Outside...
Performance Brands Go Extra Green Mile
UNITED STATES—While those of us whose bedroom walls were once adorned with posters of gas-guzzling muscle cars and exotic European super cars gasped when...