We are blessed to live in a country which allows for religious freedom. And, when you work as a funeral director helping those who have lost loved ones to death, it’s a privilege to help even when those client families don’t believe as you do. However, […] Read More
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reported sharply higher cargo traffic in January, part of a rebound from 2023 when freight movement fell as labor troubles pushed shippers to competing harbors on the East and Gulf coasts. The boom in business may also have legs. Port officials have […] Read More
“Customer Experience”, or “CX” for short. It’s an extremely important part of your business operation — whether you know it or not. Customer Experience is a subjective thought process of how your clients and others — such as shoppers and people who may simply look to your […] Read More
There’s no doubt that for the last 3-4 years most of the news coming on the business front has resulted in employers raising wages and benefits to their employees even while other aspects of the business were not necessarily positive. For instance, inflation at higher than anticipated rates […] Read More
Q. I recently moved into a new tract home that has a very small front yard. What kind of tree can I plant that won’t overwhelm this space? I would like something that will provide some shade and do well in the heat. This can be a challenge. When I […] Read More
Whenever a city’s major corporate player proposes a development plan, it’s often hard to strike the right balance. This Editorial Board is adamantly opposed to public subsidies, but we’re also against cities shaking down companies for development fees and forcing them to fund unrelated public projects in exchange for city […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Good news has been scarce in world affairs this year. So it’s worth noting a conflict zone where the worst-case scenario hasn’t happened: the long-running standoff between China and Taiwan. Just over a week ago, Taiwan held a free and fair election. China’s least favorite candidate won, but the […] Read More
It was only about two weeks ago that Funeral Director Daily reported the final numbers for life expectancy in the United States using the 2021 final figures. At that time, as you can see in this article, life expectancy had been lowered for newborns in the United States […] Read More
As I was scrolling through TikTok the other day, I received a text from a friend. “I take back everything bad I said about TikTok Shop,” she said. “I just bought a Staub Dutch oven for like $100. And it’s normally like $400.” I had no idea what a Dutch […] Read More
Soaring interest rates in the U.S. have boosted the cost of everything from mortgages to credit cards, socking households still hurting from the high inflation. The silver lining? It’s also significantly boosted interest rates on savings accounts and CDs. Another investment savers may want to consider that has benefited from […] Read More
After a short theatre opening the movie “The Burial” has been available for on-demand viewing on Amazon Prime since October 13. Based somewhat on the 1990’s legal case between defunct Canadian funeral home acquisition company the Loewen Group and a group of death care properties owned by funeral director […] Read More
Artists painted faces and created balloon animals. A food truck sold tacos. Kids ambled past bookshelves until something piqued their interest, then stopped to read. Families lined up for live performances. Everyone who attended the Huntington Beach Central Library’s Summer Reading Carnival kickoff event last Saturday morning seemed as happy […] Read More
By the time you read this the 20th season and 22nd chosen Bachelor (two seasons had two episodes) will have been chosen on the television reality show “The Bachelorette“. What drew me to this past Sunday’s article of The Hustle is that the daily article highlighted, by […] Read More
