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Weareall feeling the effects of stubbornand persistent inflation.When the currentadministration tells us inflation is coming down, we must remind ourselves that only meansalready high pricesare going up slower. Whenafew large pizzas, some salads,and garlic knots cost you $100, you begin to realize just how expensive life is getting forAmericans. So, is thereany chance that prices will ever come down? The …

Walter Diemer made it more fun to be a kid. Business owners and ballplayers smiled with profit and pleasure, too, after chewing on his contribution to global consumer culture. Diemer invented bubble gum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1928. It was an unexpected moment of inspiration for the high-school graduate gum-company accountant with a side hustle as a home-kitchen chemist. MEET …