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Heath E. Combs

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My name is Heath E. Combs and I am a staff writer for Furniture/Today. I cover casual dining, occasional and green product categories here and often write about regulatory issues affecting our industry. In my blogs "The Writer's Bureau" and "Green Thoughts" I'll discuss the general business climate may be, any interesting trends I find that could carry over into our industry and what I'm hearing from you in our conversations or in my travels. I'm interested in hearing from you here and feel free to contact me directly at heath.combs@reedbusiness.com.

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Email: heath.combs@furnituretoday.com

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Still some questions on Lacey settlement

Fans of limited government, this was your year. According to USA Today, the 112th Congress was the least productive in the post-World War II era.And under a Democratic president no less. We may be looking at a trend, according to a December article from the Washington Post.I love history. Specifically U.S. history. I just wrapped up reading about the 1828 elections, my second venture through this... More

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Summer

A couple weeks ago, renowned climatologist and sometime political pundit George Will explained on ABC's "This Week" the year's late extreme weather. "Summer." That was his one word diagnosis for us novices. Baseball is his stronger suit. The remark was a good example of what's wrong with the pundit heavy, expert light debate on this issue. The "This Week" round table... More

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On news sources, the Lacey Act and a new TB 117

News aggregators aren't necessarily a bad thing. I've found one that gives me a nice dose about what's trending in environmental topics and it's worth recommending. Environmental Health News, a publishing site funded by foundations that don't accept funding from interest groups, offers a daily newsletter that aggregates content from The Guardian, New York Times and The Nation, among a slew of othe... More

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Mainstreaming the whole 'green' thing

I'll just admit it. The word 'green' makes me feel green at times - in a sick-to-my-stomach sort of way. I hate catchall terms that cram any idea regardless of its complexity into a box. Sometimes when green issues come up now, I can see people in the room getting a little uncomfortable. Like it's a dead issue. A couple more springs, winters and summers like this and we'll see how much of a dead i... More

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The $23 million question

Turns out you can put a price on nefarious influence in California: $23 million. And in regards to toxic flame retardants California, I am now watching for what happens and doesn't happen. In political theater, this is the time to watch. That's because Gov. Jerry Brown has called for reform of TB 117, the state regulation that governs fire retardants in furniture, and it's possible to get the good... More
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