a dog-eared town

I’m not sure many people saw this story about American Airlines.
American Airlines will start charging $15 for the first checked bag…
Last month, American joined other carriers in charging $25 for a second bag checked by passengers.
So I thought, eh, glad I’m not doing much flying and won’t be checking in on American any time soon. […]

With bemusement, I see the chief nanny of New York, Michael Bloomberg, has his plan to turn NYC into London with a tax scheme to tax people who drive into Manhattan.
But what I really like, is how committed his supporters are and how they think this is such a wonderful plan for the city.
“It was […]

I meant to mention the following Concord Monitor story when it came out but I forgot. It’s a neat story about a new business in the Concord area. I didn’t find a website for the company,but they really should have one.
Jimmy Lightholder used his comb to guide an antique hair razor through a customer’s […]

I hear stories like this and wonder, what exactly is the benefit to using credit cards and debit cards?
Hannaford yesterday announced that the breach involved all of its 165 stores in the Northeast, 106 Sweetbay stores in Florida and a smaller number of independent groceries that sell Hannaford products.
Of course that’s a rhetorical question. I […]

So NOW the idiots in Washington realize there is a problem with the real estate industry and now and only now they want to do something!?!
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Thursday that a presidential working group wants stronger regulatory oversight of mortgage lenders to avert the kind of credit crisis that is dragging the economy […]

I’m sure we all know the story by now, but I’m a bit surprised that Elliot Spitzer is taking so long to resign.
A top state official said New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will resign effective Monday after being linked to a prostitution ring.
I mean, talk about dragging your family through the mud. And my only […]

Don’t get me wrong, I think this story is great and shows what can happen in America.
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore left the White House seven years ago with less than $2 million in assets, including a Virginia home and the family farm in Tennessee. Now he’s making enough to put $35 million in […]