by Bill Scher | Jan 3, 2008 | Blog
We don't know who will win the Iowa caucuses, but we do know what Iowa voters want. As the leading Democrats seek to eek out a final lead, each delivered copious servings of substance, all pledging to achieve the same goals: an economy that works for everyone, health...
by Bill Scher | Jan 3, 2008 | Blog
We don't know who will win the Iowa caucuses, but we do know what Iowa voters want. As the leading Democrats seek to eek out a final lead, each delivered copious servings of substance, all pledging to achieve the same goals: an economy that works for everyone, health...
by Bill Scher | Jan 2, 2008 | Blog
When the price of oil broke $80 a barrel more than three months ago, I noted that George W. Bush ran in 2000 on a pledge to drive down oil costs. That was when oil was $30 a barrel. Today, oil broke $100 a barrel for the first time. According to the New York Times,...
by Bill Scher | Jan 2, 2008 | Blog
On Friday, PBS' The Newshour caught up with our old friend Nancy Nord, the toy industry's good friend heading up your Consumer Product Safety Commission. And she was in full corporate hack mode, spinning like a top: Toys are one of safest products in the American...
by Bill Scher | Dec 27, 2007 | Blog
My local paper in Western Mass., the Daily Hampshire Gazette (sub. req'd), today reported on the strain being put upon area food banks. Food banks across Massachusetts, already hobbled by state and federal budget cuts, are struggling to meet the increasing demands of...
