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Monday, September 8, 2008

“Those who wait also serve”, simple words written on a bronze relief at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. These words hit home for me when I found an article today introducing the American Widow Project. While politicians debate…

Another great market response. When costs go up, companies who want to turn a profit find ways to deliver lower prices. Shoppers win. Now that this chain has gotten a little press let’s just hope that the government and/or “consumer…

With gas prices up, the bicycle delivery business is booming. At first glance it might seem like just a triviality, a tiny positive blip in a sea of industries hurt by higher gas prices. But I read it as one…
In what amounts to an acknowledgement of the biased reporting that has characterized MSNBC this election cycle, the cable news channel announced that Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews have been removed as political anchors. Olbermann’s inability to deliver political…

Ariana Huffington & Co. believe they have heard the first imperfection issue from Sarah Palin’s lips. They explain it thus: Speaking before voters in Colorado Springs, the Republican vice presidential nominee claimed that lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac…
From a news report, just now: “Democrat Barack Obama says he would delay rescinding President Bush’s tax cuts on wealthy Americans if he becomes the next president and the economy is in a recession, suggesting such an increase would further…
Scientology is one of modern life’s great amusements, but its amalgamated knowledge and tactics are surprisingly effective, surprisingly real. To wit: it just had 4,000 videos deep-sixed from YouTube. What if these instruments were in the hands of crusaders less…
Prying wider the gap between the notions of its editorial page and reality, The New York Times Co. is firing 550 union folks, replacing them with 550 non-union folks. (“Scabs” is the term, yes?) Perhaps the editpage can do a…
MarketWatch carries the tremendous headline “Ready to Rally” this morn on the news that the government is, for now, erasing the ‘private’ part of the public/private mortgage organizations. (The conservatorship, we have been promised, will be used to scale down…
On one of the Sunday interview programs yesterday, the course of conversation led George Stephanopoulos to ask Barack Obama whether as a young man he “considered serving” in the military. Mr. Obama’s response:And I actually always thought of the military…

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