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We should be disagreeing more at work, a flyover-state fast-food chain that is taking over the country, inflation, and home prices.

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
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Assorted Links Thursday
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Why we should be disagreeing more at work: Disagreements are an inevitable, normal, and healthy part of relating to other people. There is no such thing as a conflict-free work environment. And you shouldn’t want to work in one.


The annual Rural Assembly Everywhere convention was held virtually on May 10-11. If you missed it, not to worry: playbacks are now available. Click here to watch them.


Quick – name a fast-food chain that has taken the nation by storm with its authentic, great-tasting fare and has spread like wildfire everywhere, even on the coasts, while staying true to its flyover country values. And it’s not Chick-fil-A. It's Culvers.


Woah: She slept through a year of the pandemic: As the world settled into quarantined hibernation, a severe concussion rendered her, for the most part, unconscious.


Sales of new single-family houses dropped for 4th consecutive month:


Has inflation peaked?

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