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15 May 2009 20:47

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Biz, Politics: So, what’s next for GM’s laid-off dealers?

  • Good question. Maybe I’ll become a newspaper guy. I’ve been very fortunate. My kids are grown, college is done, weddings are done. I worry about my employees, though.
  • Chevy dealership owner Frank Videon • Who found out today that, after 53 years in the auto industry, GM was pulling the plug on his dealership. Regarding the newspaper thing: Haha, nice answer … jerk. (But we admit, we deserve it.) • source
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15 May 2009 12:57

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Biz: GM begins its long, crazy trip to screwing over its dealers

  • 1,100 dealers learned today that GM’s not working with them anymore
  • 3,600 number of GM dealerships (out of 6,000) they plan to keep source
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14 May 2009 21:20

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Biz: Thought the Chrysler dealer cuts were bad? Check out GM’s.

  • 2,500 dealers will get no deals anymore; that’s 42% source
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14 May 2009 12:04

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Biz: The quick, painful decay of Chrysler continues

  • 789 dealerships, or a quarter of its dealers, are going away source
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05 May 2009 10:01

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World: Mexico’s swine flu fears seem to be easing up a bit

  • last week PANIC!!! Close the schools, close the movie theaters and everything else so that we can hold back swine flu!
  • this week OK, we think we’ve seen the worst of it. We’ll open everything back up Wednesday. Fingers crossed guys. source
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11 Apr 2009 18:27

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Biz, U.S.: The feds are shuttering small banks left and right

  • 23 have closed this year, two on Friday alone (in Co. and N.C.) source
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09 Apr 2009 10:39

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U.S.: Detroit’s doing so bad, it’s closing down public schools

  • 20 schools in Detroit will be closed, affecting up to 7,500 students
  • 600 teachers will be laid off, to help stem off a $306 million deficit source
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19 Mar 2009 00:15

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Politics: OK, who’s the smart aleck laid-off Seattle journo who put this up?

Ah, to be jobless in Seattle and call out Thomas Jefferson on his iconic quote. source
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16 Mar 2009 22:13

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Biz, U.S.: On the death, from the Post-Intelligencer’s editor & publisher

  • Tonight we’ll be putting the paper to bed for the last time. But the bloodline will live on.
  • Editor and Publisher Roger Oglesby • During the announcement, which was made today. As you might imagine, it wasn’t exactly a fun day for them today. • source
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15 Mar 2009 23:59

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Biz, U.S.: This looks heartening for the Rocky Mountain News.

Some former staffers will make a big announcement tomorrow. Good luck, guys. *fingers crossed* source
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