Starbucks Closing Stores

American Voices

February 1, 2008 | ISSUE 44•05

After posting the weakest sales period in the company's history, Starbucks announced that it would be closing 100 stores. What do you think?

Where am I supposed to go now to seem important, harried, and in a huge rush?

Cathy Ripp
Systems Analyst
Instead of closing stores, they can boost sales by going back to basics and focusing on their original business of opening stores.

Keith Pettersen
Janitor
See, I knew that neighborhood boycott I organized in 1991 would work.

Paul Oppenheimer
Rare Stamp Seller

Migrating Whooping Cranes Stall In Alabama

02.07.12 | ISSUE 48•06

Nine whooping cranes that had been following an ultralight aircraft as it guided them on their migratory route stopped when they reached Alabama, 500 miles short of the intended destination.
Florida Millionaire Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriend

02.06.12 | ISSUE 48•06

A 48-year-old West Palm Beach millionaire and polo club founder has adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend in an apparent bid to avoid paying out a wrongful death lawsuit.
Should Sugar Be Regulated?

02.03.12 | ISSUE 48•05

In a recent editorial in the journal Nature, researchers from the University of California–San Francisco suggested that as a toxic substance, sugar should be taxed and regulated like alcohol or tobacco.
Burmese Pythons Exterminating Everglades Mammals

02.02.12 | ISSUE 48•05

A study in the journal Proceedings Of The National Academy of Sciences links a drastic decline in raccoons and other mammals in the Florida everglades to the introduction of Burmese pythons.
Facebook To Launch IPO

02.01.12 | ISSUE 48•05

Social networking site Facebook is expected to go public this week and will likely become the largest tech IPO in history.