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The double whammy of time and cost rears its head when every association announces its annual conference. Count up the number of associations that any one person or company might be affiliated with and those time and cost concerns increase.

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I was musing over some current topics — marketing being one — with a contractor friend of mine recently. My friend had an interesting perspective. He talked about the need for a brand name image in the HVACR trade, similar to Roto Rooter in the drain cleaning business or Orkin in pest control.

I am encouraging all of our readers to go to The News website and participate in our latest online poll. And while you’re at it, don’t hold back. If you have strong feelings about our latest poll topic, then go crazy. Show us the chip on your shoulder. Bring your soapbox and rant until you can’t go on any longer.

Talk To Parents, Too I am the director of Career Focused Education at Oakland Schools. I have been working with [The News training and education editor] J.J. Siegel and Jesse

I just finished an interesting book, My House is Killing Me, written by Jeffrey C. May. It is subtitled, The Home Guide for Families with Allergies and Asthma.

If you do not sell or distribute Luxaire products, you may not wish to read on. I come here to applaud what these fine folks are doing.

A Lesson From The Old West [Editor’s note: This letter is in response to the letter titled “A Necessary Evil,” May 13.]I really don’t know where to begin to express

This editorial was written on the morning of the ceremony of the closing of the World Trade Center recovery site. That solemn, simple ceremony contained two seemingly contradictory messages: It’s time to move on, and … we will not forget.