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    Title Issue Date
    Half Full -- and Half Empty
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Results from this year's Retail Cooperative Operations Survey show that 1992 was another year of strong growth and overall profitability for these stores.

    		 047 July - August - 1993 January 9, 2004
    Local Buyers: Meet Local Growers
    BY Jack Laurent

    The local growing season brings many opportunities to your co-op's produce section.

    		 049 November - December - 1993 January 9, 2004
    General Manager Evaluation:
    BY Karen Zimbelman, Carolee Colter

    One morning Tim found a note in his mail box at the co-op when he arrived for work. It read, "We'll be here to do your evaluation at 4:30 today.

    		 048 September - October - 1993 January 9, 2004
    A Greater Share in Your Future?
    BY David Thompson

    The Davis Food Co-op capital plan is one that has developed step by step over the past eight years. It is not perfect, and were we starting from scratch might not be today's choice.

    		 048 September - October - 1993 January 9, 2004
    Project Management for Cooperatives
    BY Bill Gessner

    Cooperatives undertaking special projects such as a move or major expansion should distinguish between "operations" and "project." I will make such a distinction, present a view of project manageme

    		 046 May - June - 1993 January 9, 2004
    Staff Education Prevents A Generation Gap
    BY John Corbett

    A key Rochdale cooperative principle is continuing education about cooperatives. It is ironic that co-ops often forget to apply this principle to their own employees.

    		049 November - December - 1993 January 9, 2004
    Should Co-op Staff Serve As Directors? 1993 Update
    BY Karen Zimbelman

    Mary manages the co-op's produce department by day. Then, on a regular basis she joins other co-op board members to meet and review management's reports and recommendations.

    		 044 January - February - 1993 January 9, 2004
    Myths and Maxims for Co-op Boards
    BY Karen Zimbelman

    Without a doubt, an effective board of directors requires smooth and well-planned internal systems.

    		 052 May - June - 1994 January 9, 2004
    The Perils of Co-Management
    BY Carolee Colter

    Is it inevitable that all "new wave" co-ops founded in the 1970s will end up with general managers?

    		 051 March - April - 1994 January 9, 2004
    The Potential of a Cooperative System:
    BY Karen Zimbelman

    "You clearly have a lot of very dedicated people working in co-ops in the States -- because there's only a limited co-op system here to support them."

    		 050 January - February - 1994 January 9, 2004
    Green Fields Anchors Main Street
    BY Apple Ahearn

    Greenfield is a town of 18,000 at the base of the Berkshire Mountains in western Massachusetts.

    		 055 November - December - 1994 January 9, 2004
    Grievances: Doing the Right Thing
    BY Carolee Colter

    "Many a man would rather have you hear his tale than grant his request.
    --G.K Chesterton

    		 055 November - December - 1994 January 9, 2004
    To Condemn or To Condone?
    BY Karen Zimbelman

    "A grievance has been filed against the co-op." These words almost invariably cause an immediate emotional reaction in everyone connected to the co-op.

    		 055 November - December - 1994 January 9, 2004
    Making Two Co-ops Into One (Parts 1 and 2)
    BY David Barry

    In June 1992 one of the larger co-ops on the East Coast failed.

    		 050 January - February - 1994 January 9, 2004
    Local and Organic: Going Beyond the Expected
    BY Paul Skirvin

    Bloomingfoods Co-op in Bloomington, Indiana just celebrated its 18th birthday. We have two stores. Our original store has 1,600 square feet in retail, about 2,000 total.

    		 054 September - October - 1994 January 9, 2004
    First Alternative Upgrades Member Labor Accounting
    BY Jim Cassidy

    In Corvallis, Oregon, First Alternative now has a data base for its member volunteer base.

    		 052 May - June - 1994 January 9, 2004
    Should Your Store Be Planning On Scanning?
    BY P.J. Hoffman

    P0S scanning is only one component of a possible fully "computerized co-op." Paul Cultrera does a fine job describing a more complete system as envisioned at the Cape Ann Food Co-op

    		 052 May - June - 1994 January 9, 2004
    Co-op Principles Then and Now (Parts 1 and 2)
    BY David Thompson

    The co-op on Toad Lane was legally registered as the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers on October 24,1844, hence our reason for celebrating Co-op Month in October.

    		 053 July - August - 1994 January 9, 2004
    When a Natural Foods Supermarket Arrives in Town, the Co-op Changes.
    BY Staff

    "Prospects look pretty good for the co-op"

    Weaver Street Market

    Carrboro, North Carolina

    		 053 July - August - 1994 January 9, 2004
    Cooperative Views - from Appalachia to Atlantic Canada
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    		 050 January - February - 1994 January 9, 2004