| More on a Hillary Comeback
The Obama campaign has swamped the Clinton campaign in almost all the caucuses and probably has far more in the way of organization in Texas's 254 counties than the Clinton campaign does. What about the other post-February contests? Here's my brief take on each: Rhode Island primary, March 4. Clinton has done well with downscale Catholic voters, which accounts for most of the Rhode Island electorate. More like Massachusetts, which she carried, than Connecticut, which she lost. Vermont primary, March 4. Obama all the way. Wyoming county caucuses, March 8. If it's anything like Idaho, Obama. Mississippi primary, March 11. Mississippi has the highest black percentage of any state, which suggests Obama will win. But if, as in Alabama and Louisiana, a fairly large number of whites choose to participate, then Clinton could make it competitive.
Yahoo! teams up with US newspapers
Check out the Editor's Blog for the silicon.com chief's take on the hot tech issues of the moment. Yahoo! chairman and CEO Terry Semel said in a statement: "We believe the local segment is largely untapped and provides significant opportunities to expand audience engagement and subsequently grow local advertising." The deal fits in with the online advertising boom that has driven business for, among others, Yahoo!'s rival Google. Other potential innovations that could come out of the deal may include search and content capabilities for local newspaper websites, Yahoo! said. The consortium of seven newspaper groups consists of 176 local newspapers across 38 states. These include major dailies like The Dallas Morning News, The San Francisco Chronicle and The New Haven Register.
Reissource, LLC
Chris Zane, CEO of Zane's Cycles, talks on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss about how a passion for providing unequaled customer service helped grow his business 23 percent per year over the past three decades. Zane explains how he puts the long term interests of his customers first and the reasons for separating his brand from competition. The interview presents a classic American success story, illustrated with intriguing personal examples that reveal reasons for Zane's success. - February 09, 2008 .
guardian of the galaxy
For these teams, any move will be scrutinized and any misstep will result in public ridicule. These fans will be unforgiving. For example, consider the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have missed the playoffs the past two seasons. It is not entirely out of the realm of possibility that the Leafs make the playoffs this year but, as only two teams in the league have worse records, the Leafs prospects are less than golden. Torontos first order of business should be to make themselves competitive in their own division, where they are the only team with a losing record. They can do that one of two ways: they can plan for the short term and buy a free agent (the band aid approach to franchise maintenance), or they can blow this team up and start over. As trade rumors are center Mats Sundins constant companion, it is apparent that the Leafs have decided to rebuild by packaging their brightest, but aging, star.
Elephants as art: Somerset considers erecting statues in the public ...
Chicago has cows. Pittsburgh has dinosaurs. Somerset may soon have elephants.Public sculptures of animals, decorated by artists, can be a draw for tourists, said Somerset Inc. Executive Director Stephanie Williams.
"We had been talking about public art for several years and discussed possibly having deer," she said. "Henry Cook suggested elephants. We sat down and discussed it and have applied for a grant."Elephants on Parade is a public art initiative being developed in partnership by the Somerset County Foundation, Somerset Inc., Laurel Arts, the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Somerset County and the International Conservation Center. The groups applied for a $13,000 Somerset County Foundation grant through the chamber to develop two prototype elephant sculptures, one large elephant and one small one.
4-County rates to increase 7 percent
Beginning April 1, customers of the 4-County Electric Power Association may be paying as much as $7 more on their power bills.The Tennessee Valley Authority voted at it's Feb. 15 board of directors meeting to increase its rates by 7 percent, Allegra Brigham, CEO of 4-County, reported Tuesday at the monthly 4-County board of directors meeting.The increase is not as high as the 9 percent increase predicted at last month's 4-county meeting, but it will mean a $4-to-$7 increase per month on customers' power bills, said 4-County Chief Financial Officer Marcus Stone."We don't have actual numbers as far as exactly how much more each customer will be paying each month," said Stone. "But we are fairly certain most people will be in the $4-to-$7 increase range depending on kilowatt-hours used." .
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