Lansing State Journal: Among 50 large cities, Detroit ranked worst place to have a baby: "Motor City moms would be disappointed to find out that a fitness magazine ranked Detroit as the worst place to have a baby out of the 50 largest cities in America.
In its February/March issue, Fit Pregnancy ranked Detroit last based on affordability, birth risks and health factors, breastfeeding, birthing options, stroller friendliness, fertility services, quality of hospitals and doctors, safety and quality of child care."
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Free smoke detector giveaway begins
Free smoke detector giveaway begins: "Red Cross volunteers will go door-to-door on four dates over the next two months to check and, if necessary, install free smoke detectors in Grand Rapids neighborhoods.
Saving Lives At The Sound is a program aimed at putting a smoke detector in every home."
Saving Lives At The Sound is a program aimed at putting a smoke detector in every home."
Gateway Pundit: 10 Years Young-- The Clinton "Saddam Has Nukes" Speech (Video)
Gateway Pundit: 10 Years Young-- The Clinton "Saddam Has Nukes" Speech (Video): "Together, we must confront the new hazards of chemical and biological weapons and the outlaw states, terrorists, and organized criminals seeking to acquire them. Saddam Hussein has spent the better part of this decade and much of his nation's wealth not on providing for the Iraqi people but on developing nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them."
Friday, January 25, 2008
Big belly up?
Economics & Finance business Articles - MLive.com: "The parent company of Old Country Buffet, Fire Mountain and Ryan's Steakhouse has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Buffet Holdings Inc. said its 626 restaurants, including two in the Grand Rapids area, will remain open as it reorganizes."
Buffet Holdings Inc. said its 626 restaurants, including two in the Grand Rapids area, will remain open as it reorganizes."
The Corner on National Review Online
The Corner on National Review Online: "Check out the charts on economist Mark Perry’s Carpe Diem blog site. They show that the U.S. share of world GDP and its world stock market capitalization are shrinking. This is not a bad thing. It does not mean that America is heading downwards. On the contrary, it means that newly freed economies are heading up."
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Ask the pilot, Patrick Smith, Air-traffic crisis | Salon Technology
Ask the pilot, Patrick Smith, Air-traffic crisis Salon Technology: "I woke to the following headline: 'Bush Pressures FAA to Act on Flight Delays.' With the number of commercial flights soaring to an all-time high, congestion at airports has never been worse."
The bravest woman in America
Metro Pulse: "But as the four-engine propellor-driven plane taxied down the tarmac, it skidded off the icy pavement, through a cyclone fence, and into a ditch. The left wing broke, and the plane burst into a gasoline fire.
As the cabin filled with smoke, passengers screamed. Some were on fire themselves.
Frankie Housley was the lone stewardess. She was a striking young woman with dark-brown hair and darker eyes, so dark that some described them as black. The 24-year-old had been a stewardess for only five months, but she took charge of the situation. “Take it easy,” she commanded soldiers."
As the cabin filled with smoke, passengers screamed. Some were on fire themselves.
Frankie Housley was the lone stewardess. She was a striking young woman with dark-brown hair and darker eyes, so dark that some described them as black. The 24-year-old had been a stewardess for only five months, but she took charge of the situation. “Take it easy,” she commanded soldiers."
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Ankle Biting Pundits » Blog Archive » In Philly, Public Employee Pension And Benefit Costs Bankrupting City
Ankle Biting Pundits » Blog Archive » In Philly, Public Employee Pension And Benefit Costs Bankrupting City: "this depressing report done by the Pew Charitable Trust and Economic League of Philadelphia, which shows that the cost of public employee pensions and health care benefits are crippling the city’s finances."
Tavern owners' objections help sink church's plan - mlive.com
Tavern owners' objections help sink church's plan - mlive.com: "A small local church was denied permission Tuesday to locate in a large, unused building on Sherman Boulevard last occupied by a Tony Betten & Sons Lincoln-Mercury dealership.
The pastor and his flock were barred -- in part -- by two bars.
Muskegon planning commissioners denied the Celebration Community Church's request for a special-use permit on a 5-3 vote.
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The pastor and his flock were barred -- in part -- by two bars.
Muskegon planning commissioners denied the Celebration Community Church's request for a special-use permit on a 5-3 vote.
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The Rainbow Coalition Evaporates by Steven Malanga, City Journal Winter 2008
The Rainbow Coalition Evaporates by Steven Malanga, City Journal Winter 2008: "“Massive illegal immigration has been devastating to my community,” Anderson, a former auto mechanic and longtime South Central Los Angeles resident, tells listeners. “Black Americans are hit the hardest.”"
Good advice
Kudlow's Money Politic$: "The idea is to stay long-term. Younger investors should be 100 percent in stocks. Middle-aged investors should be about 80 percent in stocks. And elderly investors should probably be about 50/50 between stocks and bonds."
WZZM13 - Grand Rapids teachers protest lack of progress in contract talks
WZZM13 - Grand Rapids teachers protest lack of progress in contract talks: "They want safer classrooms, higher pay and they want the district to continue paying 100 percent of their health care premiums."
Judge orders Delphi to slash executive bonuses by 81%
Judge orders Delphi to slash executive bonuses by 81%: "A judge says he would approve Delphi's bankruptcy exit plan once the auto supplier reduces the total payout of cash bonuses to top executives.
The judge told Delphi to slash executive cash bonuses to a total of $16.5 million from a proposed $ 87.9 million - an 81% reduction."
The judge told Delphi to slash executive cash bonuses to a total of $16.5 million from a proposed $ 87.9 million - an 81% reduction."
$8.00 an hour?
Fulton to pay students in after-school program ajc.com: "Forty students from Creekside High and Bear Creek Middle schools in Fairburn will be the first to try the 'Learn & Earn' program, where students will get paid to attend after-school tutoring programs."
Hispanics "racists"?
Power Line: At the end of the rainbow coalition?: "The apparent hostility of Hispanic Democrats to Barack Obama on racial grounds seemed to play a prominent role in the Nevada caucuses last week. Obama lost hugely to Clinton in Nevada among Hispanics (23-64 according to Newsday). Why? Last week's New York Times story by Adam Nagourney and on black-Hispanic tensions stays resolutely on the surface. It's a phenomenon that we would be learning much more about if it were occurring within the Republican Party."
My Way News - Study: False Statements Preceded War
My Way News - Study: False Statements Preceded War: "A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks."
Missing Cat Found In Owner's Suitcase , Fla. Woman's 10-Month Old Missing Cat Found In Owner's Lost Suitcase - CBS News
Missing Cat Found In Owner's Suitcase , Fla. Woman's 10-Month Old Missing Cat Found In Owner's Lost Suitcase - CBS News: "The last time cat-owner Kelly Levy saw her tiger-striped feline was before she took her husband to the airport. The 24-year-old came back to her house late Friday to find the bottom step, where Gracie Mae would usually be waiting, empty."
Philly's cold shoulder - - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
Philly's cold shoulder - - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper: "The youth of Philadelphia are in danger. Nearly 112,000 children — over 30 percent of children in the city — live beneath the poverty line. There are as many as 3,900 homeless families in Philadelphia. Only about half of Philadelphia ninth-graders graduate from high school within four years, and last year's state standardized math and reading tests came back to 11th graders in Philadelphia public schools with 70 percent of scores below proficient. In 2006, 1,030 young Philadelphians between the ages of 7 and 24 were shot; 179 kids were murdered."
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Scientists: Warm seas may mean fewer hurricanes -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Scientists: Warm seas may mean fewer hurricanes -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com: "Observations from 1854 to 2006 show almost all the world's oceans have warmed, particularly in large areas of the tropical regions of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, the study found. That warming has increased vertical wind shear in the Atlantic and suppressed hurricane activity, the NOAA study found."
The more successful you are, the more you drink, research finds - Independent Online Edition > Health
The more successful you are, the more you drink, research finds - Independent Online Edition > Health: "Chief executives of big companies and public sector organisations are coping with their stressful positions by drinking the equivalent of almost three bottles of wine a week, new research shows."
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