By Art Smith. Posted Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 9:14 pm Filed Under: Iowa, Rip
Des Moines local news personality Michelle Parker, 52, died today. The cause of death has been stated to be heart failure, but I expect we will hear more in the next few days.
Michelle worked at KCCI-TV, the number 1 news station here in Des Moines, for 29 years. She covered a variety of [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:00 pm Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Michael Bloomberg, Rudy Giuliani
… by announcing he won’t run for President.
What a non-announcement. I think I should probably announce that I’m not running for president as well. How about you? Have you announced yet?
Bloomberg said in a New York Times op-ed piece, titled “I’m Not Running for President, but …,” that he has listened carefully to those who [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008 at 8:05 am Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Business, Current Events, Economy, Federal Reserve, International Markets, Markets, Recession, US Politics
Wow, the Federal Reserve has reacted dramatically to the global markets spinning out of control. According to KCCI TV’s web site this morning, the Fed lowered the federal funds rate to 3.5%:
In a statement on its Web site, the Federal Reserve took the action in view of a weakening of the economic outlook and increasing [...]