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As reported on today’s Drudge Report, the Fox News Channel continues its complete dominance on cable news. The latest results from Monday, August 30, 2010 are available.

……….In another era the extended warranty might have been a reasonable investment to help protect your electronics purchase. Honestly, I have never purchased an extended warranty and I have never had an occasion that would have warranted an extension above and beyond the standard product warranty that was offered. In particular, with computers [...]

This blog was published a number of days ago. I have moved it back to the top of my blogs as a letter will be coming out soon in the local papers that references this blog. The new placement will make it easier, for those wishing to find greater detail, to find amidst [...]

………Finally, after more than two years of delays, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is ready for its initial test flight. This flight will take place before the end of the year and the initial orders should be ready for delivery by late 2010. Although this tremendous innovation in aviation has had its share of [...]

………Cashmere has a new eatery. The location is not new but the tenants are new to the community. The Luncheonette is called, The Best Bite. They also provide takeout. The menu is posted using very nice signage just above the counter, on the back wall of the establishment. The long [...]

………Used Car Lots are a dime a dozen and many of them, not all, are operated by suspicious characters, to say the least. I happen to know Scott O’Brien and consider him to be a decent friend. I happen to stop by his place of business at 5781 Sunset Highway, a mile west [...]

………In a Wal-Mart like move, the world’s largest discount store has decided to enter the lucrative cell phone business. As usual, they have done this with a huge initial impact. The Wal-Mart plan is a no contract agreement, month-to-month, that calls for 1,000 minutes & 1,000 text messages each month. The cost [...]

………Regardless the community, with very few exceptions, they should learn to be business friendly. In my state, WA, part of a businesses taxes, that they collect, go back to the community / county where they are located. Short sighted communities can actually drive entrepreneurs to another community or into the unincorporated areas. [...]

………I had a need today for some heavy duty outdoor extension cords. I drove past any number of stores, including Wal-Mart and Home Depot. I headed straight down Wenatchee Avenue and found exactly what I was looking for, a 10 foot, orange, heavy-duty outdoor extension cord.

………The Ford Motor Company has reported 3rd Quarter earnings just short of $1 billion dollars. That is great news for the strongest of Detroit’s Big 3 Automakers. The company achieved this thanks to Cash4Clunkers, plant closings and strategic cuts in workforce and other areas. They seem to be the only one of [...]