Archive for March, 2010

Headline of the Day

No, as a rabbi friend pointed out, this is not about a frum Jew being kicked out of an institution of Conservative Judaism.

Historical underdogs

We cheer for the underdog. We like to see upsets. It’s the American way. Few upsets in American history, or in world history, can be called decisive, history-altering, epic, singular or any other adjective we may wish to employ.

Local IRS offices to be open Saturday

Local IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers will be open in Bailey’s Crossroads, Hampton, Norfolk, Richmond and Roanoke on Saturday, March 27.

R&I One e-newsletter,

In this issue: Legal liabilities of healthcare reform; mandatory helmet head in Calif.; ERM lip service; a rocky rip-off in Philly; Karin Landry in power; dealing with Chris Dodd’s reforms; process vs.

Why Dire Pollution Predictions from First Earth Day Haven’t Come True

In one of the more bizarre blog posts I’ve read in recent memory, the American Enterprise Institute’s Mark J. Perry notes that some of the most dire predictions about the threat of air pollution and environmental degradation that surrounded the first Earth Day never came true.

Fewer Latino Students Make It To Graduation Day

Latino college students are less likely to graduate than their white classmates, according to a new study by the American Enterprise Institute.

Cheers and Jeers: Monday

The Week Ahead Monday Eighteen months after regulatory inaction helped to nearly destroy America, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner goes to the American Enterprise Institute to talk about how urgently the country needs to enact financial regulatory reform.

Quotes of the Day

From Matt Patterson : “In November 2008, Americans elected a socialist as their president.

InnoPath Software Mobile Update Named as Finalist in Ctia E-Tech Awards

ActiveCare Mobile Update Delivers the Green 365 Days a Year… not just on St. Patrick’s Day.

Al Franken could be US fiscal savior

A star-struck economist explains her hopes for Sen. Al Franken. Then Sen.-elect Al Franken of Minnesota shakes hands with supporters during a rally at the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul, Minn., Wednesday, July 1, 2009.