FSU Begins Their Search to Replace Wetherell
Florida State officials are moving forward in their quest to find a replacement for university President T.K Wetherell, who announced his retirement at last month’s trustees meeting. The Board of Trustees agreed to hire John Hicks, a consultant with Academic Search, Inc. to run the search. The university had previously worked with the firm for [...]
Fewer Mexicans Crossing the Border
The number of Mexicans moving to the USA has dropped sharply since the middle of the decade, according to a new report by the Pew Hispanic Center. Figures from various sources, including the Census Bureau, show that 30% to 50% fewer Mexicans came here – legally or illegally – in 2008 compared with 2006, says [...]
German Carmakers Take the Green Road
After years of championing diesel power, high-end German automakers are rushing into hybrids. They aren’t abandoning diesels – more are coming. And they know gasoline engines will dominate sales for the foreseeable future. But they’ve decided hybrids are the best way to improve their green image, boost fuel economy to help meet tight 2016 U.S. [...]
iPhone Ignites Apple’s Earnings
Even in a down economy, Apple is still setting records. The iconic digital media company on Tuesday said that it had its best non-holiday quarter ever in the period that ended on June 30, with $1.23 billion in earnings on revenue of $8.3 billion. That compares with $1.07 billion in earnings on revenue of $7.4 [...]
Real & Chance Reflect on Treatment by New York
The “American Idol” summer tour hits Little Rock Saturday (7/25) — which means a homecoming for Kris Allen, the Conway, Ark.-born winner of Season 8. He tells us he’s really looking forward to the concert where friends and family are bound to turn out. Allen says he talks every day to his wife of 10 [...]
Conservative Democrats at Center of Health Debate
Fiscally conservative House Democrats have thrust themselves into the middle of the health care reform debate this week, blocking legislation drafted by their own party’s leadership. If the 52 members of the Blue Dog Coalition remain united against the bill, they could bar its passage in the House Energy and Commerce Committee and later in [...]
Yahoo Profit Rises, Revenue Falls
Yahoo on Tuesday said its profit rose in the second quarter vs. the same period last year. But a 13% drop in revenue sent its shares down slightly in after-hours trading. The Internet pioneer reported $141 million in net income on revenue of $1.6 billion, vs. $131 million on $1.8 billion in the same quarter [...]
Bruckheimer on ‘Treasure,’ ‘Pirates’ and ‘G-Force’
Superproducer Jerry Bruckheimer tells us that he’s not sure when the next “National Treasure” will go into production, but he does know “We’ve got a really good story for that now. We’re working on it. “And we’re working on another ‘Pirates,’” he adds, referring to the much-talked-about fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie. “Hopefully we’ll [...]
Why No Evangelical Justice?
When Republicans were warned not to give Sonia Sotomayor the drubbing Democrats gave Robert Bork and Sam Alito — lest they be perceived as sexist and racist by women and Hispanics — the threat was credible, for it underscored a new reality in American politics. The Supreme Court, far from being the last redoubt of [...]
Arrogance
It’s crazy for a group of mere mortals to try to design 15 percent of the U.S. economy. It’s even crazier to do it by August. Yet that is what some members of Congress presume to do. They intend, as the New York Times puts it, “to reinvent the nation’s health care system” (http://tinyurl.com/mrjmon). Let [...]
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