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Truly, This is Just Annoying
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What Else Could We Have Bought for $500 Billion
As the election season heats up, and the collective consciousness of the electorate here at home shifts it’s focus toward the ongoing litany of financial crises, the war in Iraq rolls on. This week’s votes on additional funding, ending the war, and extending the GI Bill in the House and the Senate Appropriations committee saw…
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A Little Presumptuous Methinks
h/t Kleinheider (link) So Mike Padgett thinks that talking about the “elimination” of a man “from his own party” to get nuclear energy pushed through is an acceptable option. Really? Are we really talking about this? Running off the Majority Leader? HOY VEY! Look, I know this is Primary season, and candidates have to distinguish…
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Something Stinky in the Air – Part 3
In the last two posts, we’ve talked about Pinnacle in general, some of the things going on with their labor negotiations, and how that has affected the business at large. We’ve heard from a member from the ALPA (Air Line Pilots Association), and gained some insight about the negotiations and some business practices at the…
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Something Stinky in the Air – Part 2
Last time, we learned about the willingness of Pinnacle to lose business for the sake of maintaining an adversarial relationship with their employees. Below is a response from a source at the ALPA (Air Line Pilots Association) to some questions I submitted about the negotiations and general conditions at Pinnacle. Q. The current contract with…
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Something Stinky in the Air – Part 1
As many of you know, I travel a lot. Most of this travel is by air, due to the long distances that I have to make in a short period of time. This year alone I’ve been on over 30 flights into and out of Memphis, as well as other locales. Most of this travel…