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Jim Bracher's weekly newspaper column, Integrity Matters, addresses integrity issues and welcomes readers' questions on business-related ethics and values.

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Integrity Matters Archives

2006 July-December December December 20: "Resolve to keep your New Year's resolutions" December 13: "Micromanager undermines service" December 06: "Greatness requires much hard work over many years" November November 29: "Traditional writing losing out to Internet shorthand" November 22: "Thanksgiving has much meaning" November 15: "Forgotten words: 'Please, 'thank you,' 'I'm sorry'" November 08: "Pay gap continues to widen" November 01: "Skilling's sentence falls short of delivering justice" October October 25: "Always protect the children" October 18: "No excuses: Return phone calls" October 11: "High school senior demonstrates problem solving skills" October 05: "Traffic citations part of police work" September September 27: "Terminated workers deserve better than e-mail notice" September 20: "There is no excuse for rudeness" September 13: "Marketers must take responsibility for their ads" September 06: "Impatience, greed come at a price" August August 30: "We need to make call to the Web police" August 23: "If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em" August 16: "Postal employee fails customer service test" August 09: "Salad product recall was a proactive move" August 02: "Housekeeper needs to do right thing" July July 26: "Dismissal leaves store clerk confused" July 19: "Planning, integrity linked at hip" July 12: "Options dating opens the door to abuse" July 05: "Generosity deserves thanks, not criticism"

2006 January-June June June 28: "Government practices don't violate integrity" June 21: "By listening, parents helped save the day" June 14: "Balance power and integrity" June 07: "Kleckner was his name, preparedness his game" May May 31: "Pay attention to traits of women leaders" May 24: "Basic ethics should need no instruction" May 17: "Exit exam makes sure that students measure up" May 10: "Call it what you want: Plagiarism is cheating" May 03: "Quality medicine tied to integrity" April April 26: "Our society has an obligation to educate" April 19: "Lincoln's approach still rings true" April 12: "Security tops the 'motivation' list" April 05: "Wealth is in the eye of the beholder" March March 29: "Finding an honest broker takes work" March 22: "National Web site locates child sex predators" March 15: "Integrity requires emotional security" March 08: "Students full of optimism" March 01: "Mentors' H.U.G.S. help instill values" February February 22: "High school exit exam a test for teachers, too" February 15: "Profitability linked to integrity and trust" February 08: "Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it" February 01: "No law to stop sale of phone records" January January 25: "Pension cuts show a lack of loyalty" January 18: "Some lawmakers show poor integrity skills" January 11: "News junkies demand news and demand it first" January 04: "Keep college football game in perspective"

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