Lately, news about the automobile industry has been focused upon the bankruptcy filings of Chrysler and General Motors. For Tavin Dillard, however, automobile “news” has been more personal. The Sweet Tea Films video above tells why.
Automobile ‘News’ Gets Personal
June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: · automobile, Automobile Industry, bankruptcy, bankruptcy filing, chrysler, dale higgins, general motors, Sweet Tea Films, Tavin Dillard
D-Day Memorial Foundation Needs Your Help
June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
An article in the Army Times today carried news about the dire financial situation in which the The National D-Day Memorial Foundation finds itself on the eve of the 65th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy: Donations are down in the poor economy. The primary base of support — World War II veterans — is [...]
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LaHood Overhauling Mexican Truck Program
June 2nd, 2009 · 17 Comments
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a National Press Club gathering May 21 that his plan to overhaul the controversial Mexican truck demonstration program is now being vetted by the White House and has the support of “a number of members of Congress.” If he gets his way, Mexican tractor-trailer rigs will soon be crossing our [...]
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NY Freedom of Information Law Put to Test (Updated)
June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
Barely three weeks after New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, sent an inflammatory and provocative letter to Chevron Corporation’s David J. O’Reilly, I sent a communication of my own. To Cuomo’s office. That’s right, I decided to put the State of New York’s Freedom of Information Law (a.k.a., “FOIL”) to the test. In [...]
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