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Victor R. Fuchs, ‘Dean’ of American Health Care Economists, Dies at 99
He was among the first to offer a comprehensive explanation, and a possible solution, for the country’s rising health care costs.
Jules Melancon, Oyster Farmer Who Tried Something New, Dies at 65
In the wake of hurricanes and the BP oil spill, he revolutionized his industry by turning from wild catches to cage farming his precious bivalves.
John Warnock, Inventor of the PDF, Dies at 82
As a founder of Adobe Systems, he oversaw the development of software and systems that made modern personal computing possible.
Joann Meyer, Longtime Editor of a Besieged Newspaper, Dies at 98
She collapsed a day after the police raided her home and the offices of The Marion County Record, a weekly paper in Kansas.
William H. Dilday Jr., First Black TV Station Manager in U.S., Dies at 85
Hired to run a troubled Mississippi affiliate of NBC, he turned it into a respected and highly profitable operation, with a more diverse staff.
Bob Born, Who Brought Marshmallow Peeps to the Masses, Dies at 98
By mechanizing and greatly expanding production, he made the gooey yellow chicks an Easter favorite and a pop-culture phenomenon.
These Women Distillers Are Rising With the American Whiskey Boom
Before Dry January hits, Andrea Wilson of Michter’s and Nicole Austin of Cascade Hollow discuss how the expansion has affected them, particularly as women in...
Don Christopher, Who Turned Lowly Garlic Into a Staple, Dies at 88
Known as the Garlic King, he used his enthusiasm and a business acumen to build an empire around the once-lowly “stinking rose.”
Edward C. Prescott, 81, Dies; Won Nobel for Studying Business Cycles
He was among the leading thinkers to explain the economic shocks of the 1970s, and his work was critical to the supply-side economics of the...
Budd Friedman, Who Built an Empire of Comedy Clubs, Dies at 90
Starting with the original Improv in Midtown Manhattan, he gave Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin and countless other comedians a launching pad to fame.