Small Businesses

BP=Bill Please!

June 23, 2010

According to Obama, BP has stepped up to the plate and created an escrow account of $5 billion a year to reimburse those directly affected by the BP Gulf oil spill. Even given the best scenario, it is doubtful that figure will begin to resurrect the Gulf region, or to make whole the area prior [...]

Tagged as: Air quality in the Gulf, BP, ButAsForMe, Endangered species in the Gulf, Gulf Oil Spill, Loss of habitat in the Gulf, Obama, Oil dispersants, Reformed Liberal

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‘Miss Me Yet?’ Bush Billboard Partially Solved

February 9, 2010

Update on the great billboard mystery on Minnesota’s I-35. Mary Teske, the general manager of Schubert & Hoey Outdoor Advertising reports, “The Bush Miss Me Yet? billboard was paid for by a group of small business owners who feel like Washington is against them. They wish to remain anonymous. They thought it was a fun [...]

Tagged as: Billboard, ButAsForMe, President Bush

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To Become A Real Player In Reform, Tea Party Should Make Term Limits Its’ First Order Of Business

January 12, 2010

The Ohio Valley Tea Party has announced its’ formation as a political action committee in time for the upcoming election year. This will enable the group to raise money and support candidates for office. Although it’s still in the development stage, the potential of becoming a political party is there. To grow this grassroots movement into [...]

Tagged as: Campaign Reform, citizen legislators, fiscal responsibility by government, grassroots campaign, Harry Reid, Health Care Reform, Lawyers and Government, lobbyists, Pelosi, Republican Contract With America, special interests, term limits, The Tea Party, Third Party, U.S. Congress

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Bargain Banter: TV Divas Martha And Oprah’s Changing Roles–Is It Marked By The Downturn In The Economy?

November 20, 2009

by Markdown Mom Those of us who write on the web check our stats to see how we are doing. Periodically, we also check on how others are doing. Markdown Mom has noticed lately that the stats for Martha Stewart.com have been hidden at the” request of the owner”. With the exception of the huge [...]

Tagged as: Economic Downturn, Food Fights, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Rachael Ray, TV Divas, Web News

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90 Days Until Christmas…

September 25, 2009

Television shopping networks are promoting the Holiday season as a way to recover from a lackluster Fall season, which was promoted early to recover from a disappointing Back-To-School promos, which were advertised in early summer to boost poor Summer Sales. Recovery? Maybe for the big wigs sitting behind their corporate desks while patting their lobbyists [...]

Tagged as: bailouts, butasforme.com, Christmas, Congress, economic recovery, FDIC, Geithner, Goldman-Sachs, higher education, Holiday Season, Obama, Reformed Liberal, sales, Small Businesses, state revenues, Taxes, unemployment