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On his first trip to Ghana in September 2006, Mark Henderson traveled through countryside that was lush, but obscured with haze. Some of the haze was carried in by the Harmattan — a dry and dusty West African wind that blows in from the Sahara at that time of year.

Complex problems like global warming are difficult to solve because there are so many interests involved — most of them hidden agendas. Can we ever reasonably expect individuals and institutions to reconcile their self-interest with a widely acknowledged social or political objective?

Anyone who's ever watched a jazz ensemble jam knows it's a fluid process. Players have to listen to each other, yield the stage sometimes, take the spotlight every now and then and always stay in sync with the group.

Does the world of business — in the past dominated by men — pose any special challenges for women?

The overall price decline for the Phoenix metro housing market took a dramatic, 18 percent leap downward in April, which was unsettling since March numbers were already very weak.

Since 1980, at least one candidate in every presidential election has been an incumbent president or vice president. This year's race has broken the pattern of incumbent candidacy, but that's not its only first.

Less than a week after Hillary Clinton announced that she was suspending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Laura Liswood tossed one of the central issues of Clinton's campaign out to an audience of women business owners: What does it take to make a world leader?

It's important to understand the differences between cultures in order to succeed when doing business across cultural lines, said diversity and inclusion expert Christine French, speaking at the annual meeting of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).

The customer is king, an old service mantra says. But today a few industry leaders argue the employee, not the customer, is most important.

While most companies agree on the importance of a loyal customer base, it remains an elusive goal. Many companies that track customer satisfaction quickly become frustrated and sometimes abandon loyalty efforts, according to Dr.