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Wayne State University considers stricter admissions standards
A good idea perhaps if your graduation rates are among the worst when compared to other Michigan public universities, and well below the 49 percent national average.
Boisterous public employee union protesters jam-pack Michigan capitol building
Objecting to legislation to give state-appointed emergency financial managers more power to resolve fiscal crises, including dissolving employee contracts.
Ohio State University's football coach suspended for two games for NCAA violations
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. Unless you get caught, eh Jim?
The Bully Depot: Breeding, buying and selling Detroit's unofficial canine favorite
"The pit bull might just be the unofficial dog of the city. They're everywhere here — walking down streets on the ends of leashes, peering out of shabby dog houses in neighborhood back yards, barking with a fury from behind iron-barred front doors. They're protection for some, pets for others, reputation builders for many."
The legacy of UK white nationalist Enoch Powell
"Enoch Powell was a great patriot, a man of immense courage and decency. Still he was ignored. Courage and decency are not enough. Victory will only come from a radical approach that tackles the fundamental causes of our malaise. White activists should learn from Enoch Powell’s errors as well as his achievements."
NPR’s CEO Vivian Schiller resigns 
After the release of that secretly made video of that other Schiller yesterday this should come as no surprise.

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CEO Beauty contest: The winners get the most money - Economic Times

If you look the part of a competent CEO you get more money whether in fact you are competent or not.

Blue states have Red families - National Journal

"The postindustrial economy puts a premium on skill and cognitive ability. A high school education or less no longer offers very good prospects. Blue-collar wages fall, so a factory job no longer cuts it if, that is, you can even find a factory job."

The Welfare State's Death Spiral - Real Clear Politics (Robert Samuelson)

In defense of Pit Bulls - Lewrockwell.com (Matt Robison)
In praise of militias - New American (Becky Akers)
"Militias, i.e., armed citizens, don’t go adventuring. They don’t fight phantoms either, no matter how many 'wars' politicians declare on drugs or terror. Instead, they defend their homes and neighborhoods from attack — genuine, physical assault — then return to earning a living."
Ancient comet fragments found in Arctic ice - Cosmos
The Lost Tribes of Radio Shack: Tinkerers Search for New Spiritual Home - Wired
The Shack used to be a cool place to hang out and meet up with techo-geeks and DIY electronics people. Then in the 80's they started asking for your name, address, and phone number when you bought stuff (even if you paid cash) and which was probably the most ham handed and blatant attempt to data-mine their customers in American business history. Didn't like that at all. Now they are trying to go upscale and forget all about their core client base of DIYers and tinkerers. That's what is gonna finally kill off RS. They should have moved outta the big malls too, because the high rents there tend to discourage the mom & pop type proprietors RS shops in favor of the corporate owned ones
where the sale staff don't know shit about the stuff they sell.