Monthly Archives: May 2008

Buffett on China Olympics

via CNBC, Buffett responded to a question regarding boycotting the summer Olympics 1:38 pm: When asked if he would encourage Coca-Cola to boycott the Beijing Olympics over Tibet, Buffett says he thinks every country should participate in the Olympics. Olympics … Continue reading

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Embracing Failure

Read the nine reasons… Hat-tip to Michael Covel.

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Berkshire annual shareholder meeting

Alex Crippen of CNBC is live blogging the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting taking place today.

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Good for the Supremes…

I applaud the Supreme Court ruling upholding the State of Indiana’s law requiring photo ID to vote. Unfortunately, the voter registration group ACORN disagrees. The solution is simple, ACORN should disband. Here’s a short summary of the fraud ACORN perpetrated … Continue reading

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Teach students how to behave

Joanne Jacobs writes about teaching students how to behave at Webster Elementary, a school with mostly low-income Hispanic and black students, in San Diego. The end result… Now the school’s calm, cooperative atmosphere and good scores draw students from other … Continue reading

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Gasoline adjusted for inflation

From Chart of the Day:

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Gasoline adjusted for inflation

From Chart of the Day:

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Educational Challenges

Newmark’s Door extracts the critical quote from the NY Times article on the challenges of education in New Orleans… “Most of the kids come from broken homes,” he said. “Their parents are dead, in jail or on drugs. You can … Continue reading

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