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Cars Will Communicate–With Each Other

Read a very interesting article in today’s Business section of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the future of the automobile.
Industry leaders and analysts are predicting that within the next 10-25 years, vehicles will begin being equipped with a device that will allow vehicles to communicate with one another by way of a wireless network, helping to […]

Democratic Fundraising Numbers In

Greetings loyal BPN readers! It’s been a while since I last wrote a main pager. Hope all of you had a great Fourth of July.
The Democratic presidential campaign fundraising numbers are in for the second quarter.
According to an Associated Press article featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Monday, 7/2/07, Sen. Barack Obama set the […]

Attention College Grads

It looks like 2007 is the year for college graduates looking for job offers.

According to excerpts from an article titled “Graduates find employers coming to call” by Stephanie Armour in the Money section of USA Today (Friday, 5/18/07):
As the school year draws to a close, new minted graduates are emerging into one of the best job markets in […]

Bye-Bye Bogus Salaries

From a news brief found in the Business section of today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
Bill gives shareholders vote on executive pay
The House voted Friday to give shareholders at public corporations a voice in executive pay packages that typically equal 500 times the salaries of workers at those companies. The bill, which passed 269-134 and now […]

Yet Another Great Move For Milwaukee

I’ve always taken an active interest in ways that can improve Milwaukee and its surrounding areas, as my letters to the editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel demonstrate. So when I read this story, you know that I was foaming at the mouth.
In last Sunday’s (4/8/07) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a front-page article discussed a plan […]

And The Fundraising Numbers Are In…

Here are the campaign contribution totals taken in by presidential candidates during the first quarter of 2007, compliments of today’s USA Today:
Democratic Candidates:
Hillary Rodham Clinton—$26M
Barack Obama—approx. $25M
John Edwards—$14M
Republican Candidates:
Mitt Romney—$20.6M
Rudy Giuliani—approx. $14M
John McCain—$12.5M
My thoughts on all of this…

I have to say that these numbers are surprising. First off, I certainly didn’t expect Romney to come […]

“Open Skies” Agreement Between U.S., E.U.

According to Yahoo, transportation officials from the United States and European Union reached a tentative agreement known as “Open Skies,” that will allow for, among other things, European airlines to own greater stakes in U.S. airlines—even upwards of 50% and higher in certain cases—and provide flights from any location within the E.U. to any U.S. […]

Stock Prices Fall; Worst Since September 11th

Amazingly, Bush has yet to be blamed for yesterday’s 400-point stock plunge that saw markets in Asia and in the U.S. tumble as bad as they have since September 11th.
Before I start chanting “Bush Lied, Stocks Crashed,” someone please relieve me:
“All who invest should feel grateful that we’ve had a great run for the last […]

Extraordinary Time for Milwaukee-area

As you probably know, I did not have much Internet access during Winter Break. Now that school is back in session and I have regular access, I want to take this opportunity to highlight some of the interesting proposals and developments that the Milwaukee-area is being approached with.
Many of you already know how passionate I […]

Florida’s Seminole Tribe Buys Hard Rock Cafe

According to this Yahoo article, the Seminole Tribe of Florida has just purchased the Hard Rock Cafe business for an astounding $965 Million. The purchase covers most of the Hard Rock empire, excluding intellectual property rights in a number of countries and most areas west of the Mississippi River here in the United States. It […]

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