Entries from October 2008

October 23, 2008

Have You Driven A Ford… Lately ?

Well, if you have, better check your tires.
Or your tires’ valve stems, to be more specific. Those are the rubber and brass stalks that you connect an air hose to, when inflating your tires. See this article about the problem (Detroit News, 10/22/08). Here’s an investigation by WCVB-TV in Boston, which claims there may be [...]

October 10, 2008

Hanesbrands Ships Even More American Jobs To China !

..And some people wonder why the American economy is on life support.
Hanesbrands, Inc., the North Carolina based clothing manufacturer best known for their Hanes, Champion and Playtex brands, has given up on more American workers. Two weeks ago, they announced the elimination of more than 8,000 jobs, or 12% of their payroll, and the [...]

October 2, 2008

Here’s Proof That Tasers Can Kill !

And tasers don’t just kill the people they are fired at.
We have written here previously, and here also, about our concerns regarding the increasing use of tasers by the nation’s police departments. We feel the weapons are too ripe for abuse and misuse to justify their use by police. We believe, as do [...]