MND/BlogWonks: Your Alternate Daily

... be that we can no longer charge an entry fee into the parade. We counted on these fees to offset the City fees and insurance costs. You can, however, make a donation to the parade. The parade is a non-profit event and donations are tax deductible. ...more

World Stock Market Crisis

... this happening and where will it end up? Crisis? What crisis? Just some silly scaredy cats getting out of the market. Quote: Many analysts urged investors to ride out what they see as a temporary "correction." "We doubt that the market is ready to ...more

Wall Street Breakfast for March 7, 2007

... the company has been forced to sell off its less desirable assets piecemeal rather than selling the company as a whole. Once the takeover is complete, Gannett plans on streamlining the operations with its other Tristate area operations to cut costs. ...more

MND/BlogWonks: Your Alternate Daily

... of logarithms, angles, probabilities, and other mathematical functions were becoming increasingly important in everyday life. The navy, which was responsible for patrolling a worldwide British Empire, needed accurate navigation tables. Insurance ...more

TED2007, Days 3 and 4

... Just ridiculous, these adults who want to make decisions that affect their lives. Indeed, there are many other areas in life where the government should be more involved in telling people what to do. Please LJS, do not stop pointing out the need for ...more

Insurance, investing savvy key to couple's goal

From Saturday's Globe and Mail A couple we'll call Tom 52, and Carol, 47, left the rat race of the corporate world in Calgary to find a slower-paced and, they hope, more satisfying life in Victoria.

Remarks by Vice President Cheney at the American Israel Public...

... And not even the instinct of self-preservation is a restraint. The terrorists value death the same way you and I value life. Civilized, decent societies will never fully understand the kind of mindset that drives men to strap on bombs or fly ...more

TED2007, Days 3 and 4

... oblivion. In fact, the majority of TED is the three, five, and eighteen minute talks given by people from all walks of life. Imagine what university would be like for the smartest, busiest people in the world. You'd invite the brightest minds in ...more

'Deep Economy' by Bill McKibben (Calendarlive.com)

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois would see the largest tax increase in its history under Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to provide health care for the uninsured and ramp up state support for education.

Business leaders back tax hike (Telegraph)

STERLING - With six weeks to go until the April 17 election, four business organizations are urging voters to approve the Sterling School District tax-hike referendum.

Show Tracker: 'House' (Los Angeles Times)

Being a “House” fan is a bit like being friends with an addict. You have to put up with ridiculous behavior: a doctor who doesn’t ever wear a surgical mask, mile-long tapeworms, a season-ending shooting that is never mentioned again.

Letters (The Rockingham News)

I would like to introduce myself, my name is Cheryl Killam and I am a candidate for selectman in Raymond. My husband, our son and I have lived in Raymond for 15 years. We chose Raymond because of it's country qualities with the quaint village downtown.

More women are embracing the freedom and independence of being unmarried (Rapid City Journal)

For the first time in our social history, more American women are now living without a husband than with one. Nearly 58 million females, or almost half of those older than age 15, have never been married, or are separated, divorced or widowed, according to the 2005 American Community Survey.

AL team notes (USA Today)

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'Deep Economy' by Bill McKibben (Calendarlive.com)

Why a growth-oriented economy is no longer good for our planet. "Deep economy" is a riff on "deep ecology," a philosophical and scientific perspective that views humankind as but one species in the grand web of life.