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Sharing my thoughts on international and national news -- revolving around manufacturing and energy policies, as well as my mostly right-leaning political views. Oh yeah, and the occassional Michigan/Detroit sporting and outdoors news.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Commentary: Michigan still means manufacturing

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Howes: Bill Ford bets on Michigan know-how

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Why Stimulus Doesn't Work...

Fortune Finance: Hedge Funds, Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Wall Street, Washington

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GM Turnaround

Management and Career

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Can Anything Save the Drying Southwest?

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Can Anything Save the Drying Southwest?

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Reflections on Toledo's glassmaking

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Business is upbeat about Detroit

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Sources: Fossil founder to make, sell bikes and watches in Midtown space

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Worst fans ever

Letter-burning Michigan recruit Logan Tuley-Tillman getting death threats from Ohio State fans

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ESPN NCAAF Tressel's end started memorable year

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Monday, May 28, 2012

Americans and Their Military: The Case for Bringing Back the Draft

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Friday, May 25, 2012

Natural gas fracking fizzles in Michigan

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Farmers hit the jackpot in Kansas oil boom

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

BBC News - China: The world's cleverest country?

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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Aldean: 'You're going to have a good time'

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

ESPN NCAAF LSU faces smooth road to title game

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ESPN NCAAF New bowl a death knell for ACC?

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Beer still king in friendlier Preakness infield - Yahoo! Sports

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I'll Have Another game in winning the Preakness, but winning the Triple Crown remains a long shot - Yahoo! Sports

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ESPN I'll Have Another restores our faith

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Wiping Out $90,000 in Student Loans in 7 Months - Yahoo! Finance

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G-8 or G-Zero? Why the West No Longer Sets the Global Agenda

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Michigan WR Roy Roundtree earns legend number

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Drew Sharp: It's only a matter of time before Justin Verlander throws a third no-hitter

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MLB Gamecast - Pirates vs Tigers

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Friday, May 18, 2012

Real Work for Future M.B.A.s - WSJ.com

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Engineering– Jobs, Best Degrees & Schools for a Career in Engineering - WSJ.com

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MBA Students Go Directly From College to Business School - WSJ.com

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More Internships Lead to Full-Time Hires - WSJ.com

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GM to hire 200 at Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant

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Cougar sighting in Upper Peninsula confirmed by state

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With PDF map of all of Michigan's lighthouses: State's oldest to reopen Saturday

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Enough on Facebook! Buy Google or Apple

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Best Colleges & Universities - Ranked by Job Recruiters - WSJ.com

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ESPN Here's how to play the Preakness

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Meijer shopping center breaks ground in Detroit

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Illinois receiver LaQuon Treadwell enjoying being recruited by Michigan

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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Michigan AD Dave Brandon supports proposed playoff system

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F500: General Motors

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F500: Ford Motor

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Keystone isn't the only pipeline

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Warren Buffett buys 10 million shares of GM

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Ron Paul backers' plan: Transform the GOP

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Researchers expect thinner Lake Erie algae bloom

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Supplier to buy ex-Mopar site, add 450 jobs

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Windows 8 Tablet

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Suppliers like working with Detroit's Big 3

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GM reported to be hiring team leaders at Tennessee plant

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'College Football Live' -- Preseason Top 25 - ESPN

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Auto designer, racer Carroll Shelby dies

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Friday, May 11, 2012

FBI: Fugitive dead; two sisters alive

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

ESPN NCAAF Terrelle Pryor addresses scandal

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Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Factory job growth fuels Michigan rebound

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Monday, May 07, 2012

Editorial: Michigan revival demands investment in higher ed

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'13 Cadillac ATS will start at $33,990

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What's up in the U.P. | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

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Sunday, May 06, 2012

ESPN NCAAF Ohio State plans speedy recovery

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ESPN NCAAF What's old is new for Urban Meyer

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ESPN NCAAF No postseason, OSU focuses on UM

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ESPN NCAAF No postseason, OSU focuses on UM

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ESPN Alex Anzalone decommits from OSU

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New Ohio gaming halls may cash in at Detroit's expense

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Kentucky Derby party starts early on infield

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I'll Have Another surges to win 138th Kentucky Derby

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Friday, May 04, 2012

Numbers looking up for summer tourism in Michigan

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Cobo's rebirth delivers business: $299-million renovation attracts events, shows regional cooperation

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NYT: Yankees' Mariano Rivera Tears

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Thursday, May 03, 2012

Job growth, other signs point to new day for Michigan economy

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Ford sets up joint supplier venture in Detroit with sale of Saline operation

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4 reasons Windows would boost the Nook

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President Obama's 2012 Re-Election Prospects Suffer An Ominous GDP Report - Forbes

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Ford touts small engines, higher gas mileage

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ESPN Boxing "Everything's on me"

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Plenty of must-see concerts coming to Detroit area

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Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Harvard and MIT launch edX to offer free online classes

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College Grads: Be Financially Literate

Schools of Thought

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Republicans and Ayn Rand, a love-hate affair

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GM taps moms, female engineers for redesign

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ESPN BCS finally gets it right

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United Technologies' $1 billion employee college plan

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Wolverine adds Keds, Sperry shoe lines as part of a $2B deal

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Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Bakken Shale

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T. Boone Pickens: Natural gas has bottomed

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The Best Cities For Jobs - Forbes

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Obama's youth vote problem

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New blood bucks old ideas, bets on Detroit

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GM to chop 100 R&D positions

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Everyone loves to hate on them, but everyone loves Apple who takes adv of child labor?

ExxonMobil: New Book Reveals the Oil Firm's Inner Workings

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Obama and young jeezy?

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Apple's Tax Avoidance: Evil Scheming, Good Business, or Both?

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Stephen Masters: West Lafayette, Indiana, United States; I am currently an undergrad student, studying Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. I am a pretty easy-going guy, and enjoy having a good time or sharing a good laugh with my friends. Hope you enjoy reading the blog and are able to take something positive out of it!

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