| July 2006
An American car company can move its factories to Mexico and claim it's a Free Market. An American toy company can outsource to a Chinese sub-contractor and claim it's a Free Market. An American branded shoe company can produce its shoes in India and claim it's a Free Market. An American bank can move its corproation to Bermuda to avoid U.S. twes and claim it's a Free Market. We can buy cheaper ink-jet printers made in Mexico and cheaper sports shorts made in Bandladesh, because it's a Free Market. In fact, we can purchase almost anything we want (and save money by doing so) from twenty different foreign countries because it's a Free Market... Free for some, but illegal for you and me But Heaven help the Elderly and Disabled who dare to buy their prescription drugs from a Canadian Pharmacy! That, our leaders say, is Un-American.
Eric Halvorson's Blog
Jim Shella picked-up some of that from his sources during the election season. I found that sentiment in a survey I conducted among members of the council. Republican councillor Marilyn Pfisterer wondered whether some of the animosity toward candidates could be traced to "a general disillusionment with politics". Republican Bob Lutz said "the anti-incumbent animus is higher than any year" since before the Watergate years of the mid-1970s. Several Democrats said they did not think the property tax issue would be held against them. They worked hard to re-direct voter criticism to state mandates on local government. Both parties counted on service to their constituents to help fight the "throw the bums out" attitude. One incumbent, Scott Keller, said he hoped voters would not count him among "the bums". He lost.
Stationery at Sears not written in stone
I was walking through your store at Golf Mill Shopping Center when I stumbled upon a Papyrus greeting card kiosk across the aisle from the jewelry counter. You know who they are, the upscale stationery company that hires freelance artists and photographers to create fashionable greeting cards and gift bags.
What a surprise. I learned you have been testing these kiosks in 22 stores across the country -- in Chicago, New York, L.A. and even Hawaii -- since this summer and that once the all-important holiday season is over, you and the Papyrus people will decide if the test will continue.
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Submit your photos and be entered to win a Target gift card in our photo contest. Shown here are Karah, 9, Theodore, 2, Spencer, 7, and Amelia, 2, making a mess but having fun making Christmas cookies. • Ho-Ho-Holiday fun: Tell us your holiday gift ideas and be entered to win tickets to "Santa vs. the Snowman" at the Detroit Science Center. More on MotorCityMoms.com .
In 'The Hoax,' Richard Gere makes Clifford Irving believable
Thanks to Hallstrom's slaphappy artistry and a sparkling ensemble, Hoax is a hoot.
>>>The Hoax (Miramax) Starring Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Julie Delpy, Stanley Tucci, Eli Wallach. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Rated R. Time 116 minutes.
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Slot Machines: The Fey Collection on display
The Food Bank of Northern Nevada is asking the community for cash and non-perishable food donations to help our northern Nevada families in need. Find our red food barrels at Washoe County Libraries, Scolari�s, Safeway and SaveMart stores, Sundance Bookstore (year-round) and at many other local organizations throughout the holidays. We welcome monetary donations via mail or online. Every dollar donated translates to 4 meals for the needy. Online contributions can be made at http://www.fbnn.org/donations.shtml. Mail checks to 994 Packer Way, Sparks, NV 89431. The Food Bank provides food to over 100 charitable organizations and operates 6 year-round programs that directly benefit children and seniors. Call 775-331-3663 for more information.
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