Category Archives: News and Events

Oprah Winfrey referred to the tale of Herman and Roma Rosenblat’s romance, which began with Roma tossing apples over the camp fence to a starving Herman in a Nazi concentration camp and resulted in marriage when the two met again, 12 years later, at … Continue reading →

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So, WorldCom was a $3.8 billion accounting fraud.  We hooted it up over that one, calling the company’s collapse the largest bankruptcy in the history of the United States.  That stat always bothered the Barometer because we were, after all, relying on the company’s … Continue reading →

Here’s a safety tip:  When the guy you replaced as governor is in prison, you may want to rethink using your predecessor’s strategies on governing.  Here’s another safety tip:  When the Feds tell you that you are under investigation, assume a … Continue reading →

Making a change that The Barometer has asked of docs and pharmas for over a decade, the Cleveland Clinic will require its 1,800 staff doctors and scientists to disclose to patients their financial relationships with pharmas and medical device manufacturers.  … Continue reading →

The fine bi-annual survey of the Josephson Institute on youth character is now available at www.josephsoninstitute.org. Conducted every other year since 1992, the survey of 30,000 high school students at 100 schools nationwide, grades 9-12, reveals that 64% have cheated … Continue reading →

J.P. Hayes was playing the Q school (for you non-golfers (and the Barometer is in that crowd), that’s pro golf’s qualifying school, a series of games in which players compete for the top 25 slots, a position that allows them … Continue reading →

There is a bit of a problem with students cheating in high school, in college, and now right on into graduate school – something that cannot be good for those of us counting on our doctors having memorized body parts … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I was giving a speech and had included in my materials a slide that listed the companies that have suffered financially because of ethical lapses.  I explained that I was missing Bear Stearns and Lehman’s because … Continue reading →

ImClone was the company in which Martha Stewart owned stock that she unloaded the day before its CEO (her friend) announced that FDA approval for the company’s anti-cancer drug, Erbitux, would be delayed which led federal investigators to Martha’s door … Continue reading →

Texters, e-mailers, Blackberryites, and iPhone users – Beware!  We can tell what you were doing and when you did it. First, there is the sad tale of the texting engineer.  Just seconds before the fatal collision of a Los Angeles … Continue reading →