Adrants has an interesting look at magazine publishers attempts to organize and offer a better value for advertisers than the former king of the universe – TV.
UW Grad Dallas Mayor Laura Miller’s Municipal Challenges
Laura Miller evidently has her hands full, though I’m glad she did not give away the store to the Cowboys (looking for a large subsidy for their new stadium). Ralph Blumenthal checks out the Big D:
The losing Cowboys are fixing to defect again, the police chief and city manager were shown the door, a 350-pound gorilla made his own grand exit, and the hometown daily, former employer of the ex-reporter now ensconced in City Hall, is pinning Pulitzer Prize hopes on a pitiless expos? of everything gone wrong
This is funny
Speaking of the passion in running a small business… This is great!
Madison WiFi: Anti Municipal Broadband Kit!
To make it easier for state legislatures to pass anti-municipal broadband laws, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a piece of anti-municipal broadband model legislation entitled the “Municipal Telecommunications Private Industry Safeguards Act”. You can view the document here (Word format).
Lands End Spinoff from Sears/K-Mart?
I’m rather certain that many Lands End folks would be happy (and relieved) if the Sears/K-Mart folks spun them off….. Doris Hajewski reviews analysts views on this matter.
The Art of Running A Small Business: Big Island Eco-Tours
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This work marks the beginning of a periodic series this site will publish on interesting small business owners. Small business, as many know, are the engines behind real job growth. Put simply, we need more people to get creative, chase their dreams and start a business (triple this need in the rust belt where traditional manufacturing jobs are going away).
Today’s 3 degree (did it get that warm?) Madison weather means it’s time to visit Kona, Hawaii and take a look at Dan McSweeney’s: Captain Dan’s Eco-Tours. Or, perhaps more appropriately, the art and study of whale watching. Dan has taken his passion – marine biology – and made a life’s work out of it along with a real business. He also brings a certain art, or style to the whale watch process.
Read on…..
McDonald’s, Ray Kroc, Mark Knopfler and Listening to Lyrics
Listened to Mark Knopfler’s latest: Boom Like That early today. Every now and then, I end up paying attention to the lyrics. In this song, Knopfler tells a bit of the Ray Kroc story.
Madison WiFi: Ohio Tries to Block Municipal Telco Services
Falling further behind in true broadband services (2-way high speed internet), Ohio is evidently giving it up to the incumbent telco’s (SBC and others) via a bill to prevent municipal high speed networks.
WEAC Survey: Revenue Caps & School Spending
WEAC:
The Wisconsin Education Association Council and Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators annual survey of school administrators uncovered a new trend in the 2003-2004 school year: districts are being forced to cut academic programs because of state-imposed revenue controls. Revenue controls severely limit the funds school districts can raise and spend.