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Entries from March 2008

Man Talks About Being Displaced by Floods

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Residents of the Midwest have had more than their fair share of storms and flooding this spring. Most have learned that things work out best when folks pull together and help each other. The man in the video below is a prime example:

Okay, so I’m pulling your leg! Please don’t send me [...]

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Video Explains Why I Drive the Cars I Drive

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve driven nothing but Honda automobiles since returning to the U.S. from Japan 18 years ago, mostly because I appreciate the reliability and craftsmanship of my Honda vehicles.
On the inevitable occasions when someone — a friend, a neighbor or someone I meet in passing — tells me I should buy made-in-America automobiles instead of “rice [...]

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How Will the Trucking Shutdown Impact You?

March 31st, 2008 · 5 Comments

In a post three days ago, I reported on the threatened April 1 shutdown by independent truckers. Today, I take a look at the number of truck drivers likely to participate in the effort, the likelihood of the shutdown getting the attention of members of Congress and the impact such a shutdown is likely [...]

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Census Bureau Needs to Focus on Counting People

March 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Thanks to the public affairs folks at the U.S. Census Bureau, I learned today that this month is — or should I say was — both National Nutrition Month and National Frozen Food Month.

While I’m sure the organizations behind each of these month-long recognition efforts — the American Dietary Association and the National Frozen [...]

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‘Mobile Phones More Dangerous Than Smoking’

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

The headline for this post caught my attention this morning — not for any obvious reason, mind you — when it appeared above an article published by the Independent.
The headline made me think about the way Paul Marcarelli, the 30-something actor from New York City who plays the lead role in the Verizon Wireless “Can [...]

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