Kansas City Star: Diane Stafford http://www.kansascity.com/196/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Diane Stafford 60 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:57:46 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com Full-time workers deserve more than poverty-level income http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/717789.html http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/717789.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:54 CDT When restaurants use chalkboard menus so they can change fast-rising prices easily, I understand why the nation’s lowest-wage workers need a raise. Some professions are more stable in a weak economy http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/711539.html http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/711539.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:20 CDT The ease of re-employment depends on what you do. Worried job hunters may be excused for not taking comfort in that truism. No matter what they do, job hunters who need a paycheck want to work right now. Worker rewards prove you attract more bees with honey http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/708228.html http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/708228.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:21 CDT In his 27 years as a nurse at Truman Medical Center, Ed Dullenty had never experienced a “worker bee” recognition like it. Careers: Are cover letters still necessary? http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/702247.html http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/702247.html Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:35 CDT Don’t you wish there was The Rule for job applications? Unfortunately, there isn’t. Assisting both sides of a search http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/692322.html http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/692322.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:36 CDT For some job hunters, newspaper want ads and Internet job boards like CareerBuilder.com are all that are needed for a job search. Stafford: Delivering praise, criticism requires thoughtful approach http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/689965.html http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/689965.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:29 CDT The news that Kansas City and Mission are suddenly and surprisingly competing to be the site of an aquarium rekindled a memory: The sad truth about happy hour http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/683003.html http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/683003.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:09 CDT According to a CareerBuilder.com survey, one in five workers regularly joins co-workers after work at happy hours, mostly to “bond” with others. Workplace bending to Gen Y http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/679517.html http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/679517.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:27 CDT Guillermo Zorogastua prefers to do his legal research on his laptop. Dennis Palmer feels more comfortable digging into books in the law library at Shughart Thomson & Kilroy. Emphasize the work in teleworking http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/699018.html http://www.kansascity.com/196/story/699018.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:56 CDT Gee, with gasoline costs so high, can I telecommute? More workers are asking that question these days — and finding it’s hard to persuade their employers to consider the option.