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ORTING: If lahar bridge is needed, then pay for it

Re: “Beach access is dandy, but what about a lahar escape route?” (letter, 11-10). This letter clearly indicates what is causing the financial crisis in all levels of government. The writer obviously feels that building a bridge over railroad tracks ...

From DENNIS JAMES BILL HEWITT, TheNewsTribune.com,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party

The Lake Erie Crushers: Great Summer Fun in Avon, Ohio

Let me start by saying that when I attended my first Lake Erie Crushers game, I had no idea how much fun and excitement would be included. The Lake Erie Crushers play in the Frontier League. Sure, I've been to Major League games plenty of times, but as ...

From MATHIAS JAMES BILLINGS, Associated Content,  6 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Major League Baseball,  Barack Obama

Bill James shares his method to determine when a college basketball game is out of reach.

There are five minutes to go and your team has a 15-point lead. You start to flip the channel but then have a moment of doubt—is there a chance that the other guys could come back and win? From now on, you'll never have to wonder. Last year, Bill James, ...

From BILL JAMES, Slate,  18 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Bill James,  Kansas Jayhawks,  Dale Brown,  National Collegiate Athletic Association

ATTENTION, WAL-MART SHOPPERS

Manhattan's retail rent rollback is causing Wal-Mart to give the city another look. The giant discount chain has shopped for space in Union Square and among the big-box stores along Sixth Avenue in Chelsea, The Post has learned. Wal-Mart recently ...

From LOIS WEISS, JAMES COVERT AND BILL SANDERSON, New York Post,  5 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Circuit City

Lawrence Baxter, Bill Brown and James Cox: Finally, a Bridge to Somewhere

President Obama turned the corner in his address to the joint Houses of Congress. How? He began to shift from management to leadership. While acknowledging the hole in which we find ourselves, he articulated his vision for pulling this country (and the ...

From LAWRENCE BAXTER, BILL BROWN AND JAMES COX, Huffington Post,  27 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Fannie Mae,  Barack Obama,  Freddie Mac

Bill James urges his colleagues to boycott the BCS.

Suppose that you are a football coach and you are having an interview with an athletic director. "Vince," says the AD—in our fantasy your name is Vince, because you are a football coach—"this is a great opportunity for a young coach. The Mountain West ...

From BILL JAMES, Slate,  7 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Bill James,  Honda,  Digg

Feds seize WaMu, sell most of it to JPMorgan

Although Seattle-based WaMu, as recently as two weeks ago, had told investors that it had sufficient capital to work its way through the housing market and losses in its own loan portfolio, regulators said they stepped in because depositors had lost ...

From BILL VIRGIN, ANDREA JAMES,DAN RICHMAN, San Francisco Chronicle,  26 Sep 2008
Related Topics: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.,  Washington Mutual, Inc.,  TPG, N.V.

SUICIDE TIE TO 'SEX' DORMMATES

The grief-stricken mom of a college freshman who killed herself after she was allegedly gang-raped in a dorm room yesterday demanded an investigation of the cops who probed the attack - saying they were suckered into believing the sex was likely ...

From BILL SANDERSON AND BRIGITTE WILLIAMS-JAMES, New York Post,  12 Jul 2008
Related Topics: American Idol,  Andrew Cuomo,  Gloria Allred

Deregulate Transportation to Beat 100 MPG

Oil based Energy Growth stopped in May 2005.  Economic Growth must come from Efficiency Growth. Efficiency Growth, changing the lifeblood of our economy from oil to ingenuity, has immense and immediate return on investment potential.  Oil is finite; ...

From BILL JAMES, Seeking Alpha,  10 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Ford Motor Company

Bill James on Craig Biggio.

Bill James is not only one of the most influential baseball thinkers of his generation, he's also one of the most influential writers. For decades, James has been challenging and reshaping the game's conventional wisdom with his uniquely brilliant and ...

From BILL JAMES, Slate,  25 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Craig Biggio,  Bill James,  George Brett,  Ken Griffey, Jr.

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