Pay No Attention To The Economist Behind The Curtain
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on October 5, 2008
As this column was being written, the U.S. House of Representatives, for a variety of ideological reasons, rejected the Bush administration’s Wall Street bailout. The bailout plan was written by Wall Street alumni and contained virtually no provisions addressing the root causes of the economic crisis. The author applauds Congress’s newfound courage and encourages further [...]
PMT curtain call after 18 years
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on June 11, 2008
The Pratt Music Theatre Board of Directors has voted to dissolve the corporation no later than June 30, ending an 18-year run of live theater in the Pratt community.
“This decision has not been reached easily and not without much soul searching and prayerful consideration,†according to a June 3 letter to “PMT friends†from the [...]
Business Wall Street fretting over more bad news to come
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on March 18, 2008
The emergency bailout of U.S. brokerage giant Bear Stearns %26#38; Co. on Sunday has raised the curtain on a new act in the global credit crisis, in which the world’s banking system appears to be losing confidence in itself.Bear Stearns suffered a bank [...]
Sports Terrible is the new good for Leafs
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on February 15, 2008
The Maple Leafs, in recent years, have taken being absolutely thrashed to new heights.Or lows.Including Tuesday’s laughable effort in an 8-0 home ice loss to mediocre Florida, the Leafs have lost by six, seven or eight goals on seven separate occasions over the past three seasons.So don’t believe being dismantled by the Panthers was rock [...]
Ujima’s demise under inquiry
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 27, 2008
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Dollar hits record low against major as Forex market sees more US rate cut
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on December 14, 2007
(MENAFN - Advanced Currecy Markets [ACM]) The Yen surged to its highest level against the Dollar in more than two years on Wednesday as investors pared back exposure to risky trades on worries about credit market losses and the health of the US economy.The dollar also hit a record low against the Euro for the [...]