…keeps Wall Street’s demons at bay???
It certainly seems to be the case this week. For the first time in months, the Dow closed up four trading days in a row. Of course, stocks have a very long way to go to recover from the collapse of these past weeks that has left our 401k’s in [...]
Archive for November, 2008
A News Conference a Day…
November 26, 2008
Change Needed
November 21, 2008
Our story on Thursday night about the vaccine Gardasil included discussion of concerns about the existing system set up to ensure vaccine safety.
Gardasil is the vaccine that was approved in 2006 for use by girls and young women to prevent certain strains of the HPV virus linked to cervical cancer. Millions of girls have received [...]
Unpredictable???
November 18, 2008
In advance of his appearance before a Congressional committee today, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson wrote an opinion piece in today’s New York Times that only has me again asking: Where were you folks when it really mattered?
Paulson writes, “We are going through a financial crisis more severe and unpredictable than in any our lifetimes.”
Can’t argue [...]
More Northern Exposure
November 11, 2008
Over the last day or two, some of the big TV anchors have trudged off to Alaska to interview Sarah Palin. (How many competing organizations can claim “exclusive” at the same time?) I’ve seen much of two of them (on Fox and NBC) and don’t know whether the questions or the answers are more disappointing.
Here’s [...]
Politics Aside Part 2
November 6, 2008
Still Sinking In:
We haven’t seen much of George W. Bush lately, but he did emerge yesterday to note that no matter how people voted, everyone can be proud of this moment of history. Who can disagree? Just look at reaction around the world. These words from a writer in Jordan: “This is a lesson to [...]
Less Than 24 Hours
November 3, 2008
Election day in Maryland is finally almost here. In addition to the presidential race, we’ll have to decide on the slots ballot question and the ballot question that clears the way for early voting.
After you’ve voted, please share your experience. How long was the line? How much time did it take (depending on where you [...]
