In many ways, office politics is like a Bureaucratic Disease. Here's the cure. (It also works against workplace bullies and bad bosses, too).Some people play political games at work. Not most, but enough to cause serious issues for the rest of us. It seems to be particularly common in government bureaucracies and mature industries, but you'll find it in any ...

BOSTON — For the first time in more than 20 years, the July 4 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular will not be televised nationally.The Boston Globe reports that CBS declined to renew a contract with producers of the show, which will appear locally on WBZ-TV.The show's executive producer, David Mugar, says ratings for the Independence Day event have fallen in recent ...

By some measures, chemical plants like the sites of separate fatal explosions this week in Louisiana are among the safest manufacturing workplaces in America. That doesn't stop residents and emergency responders from keeping wary eyes on the hundreds of facilities stretched along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.    

By some measures, chemical plants like the site of a fatal explosion in Louisiana are among the safest manufacturing workplaces in America. That doesn't stop residents and emergency responders from keeping wary eyes on the hundreds of facilities stretched along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.    

LINCOLN, R.I. — Roulette wheels spun for the first time at Twin River on Friday as the facility held an early opening for invited guests ahead of its grand opening as a casino next week.The Lincoln slots parlor is expanding to offer Las Vegas-style games including blackjack and craps following a successful voter referendum last fall. Friday's soft opening amounted ...