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Micheline Maynard

Micheline is a contributing columnist at the Washington Post concentrating on business and culture. She has written about flooding in Detroit, tainted water in Benton Harbor, nationwide shortages of restaurant staff, and vaccine hesitancy.

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McDonald’s tests all-day breakfast

McDonald’s announced on Monday that it’s going to experiment with offering breakfast all day. At first glance, you might wonder, “Who would want a McMuffin

Heinz Kraft, a marriage of brands

No doubt you’ve used a bottle of Heinz ketchup at some point in your life. And you’ve probably stirred butter and that neon cheese packet

How to Cover Money Podcast

Covering money and politics

The Reynolds Center podcast, How To Cover Money, has now officially completed its first season on iTunes. In each episode, co-host Mark Remillard and I

Big bets on March Madness brackets

The NCAA college men’s basketball tournament got underway on Thursday. Some of you may have already had your brackets blown. And, those victories by Butler and

Job of a baseball general manager

In Major League Baseball and other professional sports, players and sometimes managers get the lion’s share of attention. General managers are less well known, although

Oprah goes big with estate sale

It will be four years in May since Oprah Winfrey aired the final episode of her eponymous talk show. She recently announced plans to close

How to Cover Money Podcast

Covering the business of sports

Sports is a tricky beat, because so many journalists focus on the teams and the outcomes of the games, and miss the vast sums of

Transit use rises despite falling gas prices

Gasoline prices fell steadily throughout 2014, but something else rose last year: American’s use of public transportation. Ridership hit the highest annual level since 1956,

The Best Exotic Marigold franchise

This past weekend, the much-anticipated sequel to a 2012 sleeper hit made its debut — and cash registers rang again. No, it wasn’t an action

How to Cover Money Podcast

Interviewing small business owners

Episode 8 looks at a subject that is likely to come up with young journalists: interviewing the owners of small businesses. Here are some questions

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