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Articles in Dec 1997 issue of Nation's Business

• Dueling menus
  by Roberta Maynard
• Workers' desire for time off; employers and employees say they would benefit from a time-off option rather than the mandate of extra pay for extra hours
  by David Warner
• Getting a grip on your lease
  by Susan Hodges
• Bring the children
• Handing over the keys
  by Roberta Maynard
• The dog ate my shipment; businesses share freight horror stories - and recall a few miracles
  by Steve Bates
• When workers have mental disabilities
  by Roberta Reynes
• 'Nobody calls me mister.'
• Why walk the show floor?
  by Roberta Maynard
• Dictation programs are finding their voice
  by Tim McCollum
• Trade links via the Internet; here's how some small business exporters are using technology to plug into global markets
  by Roberta Maynard
• Bringing in the laundry
  by Stephen Blakely
• Attracting fickle consumers
  by Mary Y. McElveen
• Checking out potential partners
  by Roberta Maynard
• Should you consider a Mac for your next office computer?
• Creating some serious fun
  by Michael Barrier
• Keeping medicine out of children's hands
  by Stephen Blakely
• Being a winner in global trade
  by Paul Ruine
• 'Entertailing.'
  by Dale D. Buss
• Two useful devices in small, bargain-priced packages
• Stocking stuffers
• Getting the last word on clothing with a message
  by Stephen Blakely
• Senate action expected on endangered-species law
  by Stephen Blakely
• Are variable annuities for you?
  by Stephen Blakely
• Rolodex REX PC Companion
• Applying postage with a keystroke
• In the market for cool customers
• Bill targets fines by OSHA inspectors
  by Steve Bates
• Tax options for handling obsolete inventories
  by Gloria Gibbs Marullo
• Logitech MouseMan+
• Forging advisers into a team
  by Sharon Nelton
• An excellent opportunity to reform the IRS
• Easing anxieties of an office move
  by Roberta Maynard
• The appeal of Treasury bonds
• Bundles too big for small firms
  by James Worsham
• Case study: when values conflict
  by Richard M. Segal
• Tactics for attracting the college crowd
  by Joshua Robin
• Taking guesswork out of pricing; determining how much to charge for a product or service involves factors that many small firms overlook
  by Roberta Maynard
• SBA gives women a foot in the door; a prequalification program helps those who might have been turned down for bank loans get the expansion money they need
  by J. Tol Broome
• Mixed mail
• Smart moves to educate an outside sales force
  by Roberta Maynard
• Points for paring your tax bill
  by Joan Pryde
• A code-red issue in communications; Congressional debate on encryption technology, which protects data during electronic transmission, will affect small firms
  by Tim McCollum
• Elegant simplicity
  by Tim McCollum