“There isn’t a Kmart left in the area. This is not their strong suit. But they’ve been a good tenant over the years and good for Streator. Streator had nothing without them. We were happy to have them as long as we did.”-Wayne Fieldman, retail property owner
10 November 2012, it was revealed that a […] Continue Reading…
“In the next few days, we need an agreement on further measures in Greece and additional aid from the other euro area countries to ensure debt sustainability.”-Joerg Asmussen, European Central Bank (ECB)
This statement comes after Greece enacted more government spending cuts, and the Greek Prime Minister promised no more.
Asmussen, of the ECB, said even with […] Continue Reading…
09 November 2012, the Queen of England (who is also the “pope” of the Church of England) has appointed Justin Welby as the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
He is an evangelical who supports women as church leaders, and despite his recent anti-homophobia statements, is considered by some people to be anti-homosexual.
He has worked in the […] Continue Reading…
09 November 2012, representatives from European countries walked out of the EU’s 2013 budget talks!
There’s a major dispute over an extra nine billion euros still needed for 2012! Representatives from various European countries refused to discuss the 2013 budget with the European Union parliament, until unaddressed funding issues for 2012 were dealt with.
This means […] Continue Reading…
“After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. This afternoon, the President graciously accepted my resignation.”-David Patreaus
“Today, I accepted his resignation as Director of the Central […] Continue Reading…
Lake Charles, Louisiana, is moving forward with plans for the former site of Sears. They’ve awarded a contract to a property developer who will build a $20 million USD luxury apartment complex.
In Cleveland, Ohio, hopes are high that someone will bring Sears back to the Bradley Square Mall. Mall owners say all they need is […] Continue Reading…
In the city of Albuquerque, in the U.S. state of New Mexico, an ancient building was vacated once again. This time the U.S. Department of Defense has given up the ghost at the ‘Sears Building Downtown’.
The building was built for Sears in 1936. Sears left the building and it was bought by a property […] Continue Reading…
The Idaho media reported that the majority of Idaho voters turned down propositions that were an attempt to make public education better (Idaho consistently ranks low in quality of education in the United States, I guess most people in Idaho are happy with that).
What the dumb voters (encouraged by the dumb Idaho media) don’t […] Continue Reading…
“…there are real concerns over issues such as voting rights, the accuracy of voter lists, the transparency of campaign finance, recount procedures and access for international election observers.”-Daan Everts, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission
So the big concern is over the looming automatic austerity measures/fiscal cliff? If that’s so, then why did […] Continue Reading…
“It marks the beginning of the end of the coalition government and offers a textbook example of the terminal decay of a system of power.”-Costas Douzinas, The Guardian
08 November 2012, the situation in Greece looks like it’s deteriorated to the point of a full blown Civil War, with members of parliament being kicked out […] Continue Reading…