Jumat, 29 April 2011
Epic fail
While small-business owners know they are the backbone of this country, they rarely get the respect they deserve when it comes to gaining access to critical capital they need to stay afloat.In the past few years, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Treasury have designed programs aimed at getting cash flowing into the hands of small-business owners.However, it seems these agencies
Rabu, 27 April 2011
Timing is all relative
OOIDA has made a strong
argument against launching another cross-border trucking program – an
argument bolstered by drug-war violence that has only worsened as the DOT has
moved forward with its plans.
This past week, we’ve read about the latest mass grave
uncovered along the border. In this week’s Houston
Chronicle story, as many as 122 of the 177 bodies found in the most recent
mass grave
argument against launching another cross-border trucking program – an
argument bolstered by drug-war violence that has only worsened as the DOT has
moved forward with its plans.
This past week, we’ve read about the latest mass grave
uncovered along the border. In this week’s Houston
Chronicle story, as many as 122 of the 177 bodies found in the most recent
mass grave
Jumat, 22 April 2011
Comedy of errors?
Saturday afternoon in January, dry, and dusty, sun’s a-shining and everything is fine. I had picked up a loaded trailer in Detroit going to a car show at Seattle Seahawks Stadium. I was pushing and sweating the weather, so far so good.
I’ve got Pipestone, Lookout and Fourth of July passes behind me. I’m just 165 miles from Seattle, just get over Snoqualmie Pass and it’s downhill from there.