The Score

Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:31 PM EDT

Another week gone by and nothing has changed really, Citi reports that there may be a profit hidden somewhere in their balance sheet, GM does not really want the 2.5 billion in bailout money, the imperfect budget , the mortgage rescue plan, China worried about the value of their …

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business

Free

Fri Mar 6, 2009 10:17 PM EST

What a great day! I have spent the better part of this day going around town on a Yamaha scooter. In a past life I had been the manager of a Honda motorcycle dealership. My bike of choice was a V-45 Magna. A shaft driven machine. I went every where on that bike.

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Still Cold

Wed Mar 4, 2009 9:21 PM EST

Spring break is next week the sea shore beckons if only the temp would come up. How cold is it? This morning it was 40 degrees and this evening the temp is plunging to a frosty 50 degrees. As you might have guessed I live somewhere in the state of Florida.

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business

The Loneliness of the long-distance winter race

Seeded on Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:01 AM EST (adn.com: Alaska)

Get Ready!

sports

Kaleidoscope

Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:18 PM EST

Everyday the light and the pattern change.

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politics

The Big Game

Sun Feb 1, 2009 5:46 PM EST

Cool crisp morning air, a perfect time to walk to the local coffee shop to buy the morning newspapers. No coffee thank you is my reply when asked, just the papers please. After all the news that is printed is enough to start my heat racing, no need to add caffeine to the mix.

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business

Arbor Day

Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:45 PM EST

A new year and just hours before a change in government as we have known it for the last eight years how fitting that people would take the effort to honor the tree.

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Who is a crook?

Seeded on Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:51 PM EST (St. Petersburg Times > Local News)

Does the fact, perhaps, the first place new job creation might start is with the hiring of criminal investigators?

Fair Game - A Rescue Plan Without Taxpayer Money - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:01 PM EST (The New York Times)

Great! Just one more step is needed, that being a reset point on consumer credit scores back to August 2007.

business

Op-Ed Columnist - Gonna Need a Bigger Boat - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:18 AM EST (The New York Times)

This is along the same lines as Senator Dodd spoke at the end of the hearings that Senator Dodd chaired last week.

business

Automakers Offer Big Incentives to Spur Sales - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:03 AM EST (The New York Times)

Big discounts are available to anyone who is willing to step onto an auto dealer's lot. $15,000.00 off of the sticker price, what was the quote? , 'we'll be losing money on these deals.' Unsold inventory is racking up costs. Never before have there been such deals.

business

A Call For Help:

Fri Nov 7, 2008 2:41 PM EST

We need help now! This is the urgent cry from General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. The top guys from these companies have met with members of the United States Congress now what? What is the response to the cry for help? At this point no one person is offering up an answer.

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business

Specter of Deflation Lurks as Global Demand Drops - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sat Nov 1, 2008 9:55 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Business is local, recovery begins in our own neighborhoods and towns. What should be clear is that large corporations are not going to lead so called main street out of the coming epoch.

business

Consumers Feel the Next Crisis - It's Credit Cards - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:25 AM EDT (The New York Times)

how many of these credit card companies belong to banks that are taking federal bailout money?

business

Business is Local

Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:13 AM EDT

At this point it is clear to just about everyone that the government as represented by Paulson in his bailout efforts are missing the mark. So much for the macro approach. Like the old saying 'politics is local' so is the conduct of everyday business.

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