In early June, North Carolina officials informed the Republican Party that, given the COVID-19 pandemic, they would be requiring those attending the GOP convention, which had been scheduled to start August 24 in Charlotte, to follow certain public health safeguards. This apparently did not sit well with Donald Trump, who, according to multiple sources, told […]
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Florida ramps up the negligent homicide bodycount in the run-up to the GOP convention
Posted in Health, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Betsy DeVos, coronavirus, COVID-19, crowds, dereliction of duty, Donald Trump, Floria, GOP, Jacksonville, malfeasance, masks, Nancy Pelosi, narcissism, negligent homicide, North Carolina, pandemic, public education, Republican National Convention, RNC, Ron DeSantis, Roy Cooper, social distancing 430 Comments
Ypsilanti deserves better than a Family Dollar store on Water Street
Certain kinds of businesses do well in times of great economic uncertainty. Chief among them are so-called “variety stores” and “dollar stores.” As Howard Levine, the CEO of Family Dollar, one of America’s leading chains operating in this sector recently said to the press, “In today’s uncertain economic environment, value continues to resonate… Our strategy […]
Posted in Economics, Rants, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged AnnArbor.com, Burger King, Chase Ingersoll, cohousing, Core Resources, dollar stores, economic development, Family Dollar, Leslie Leland, Mark's big ideas, Mix, national chains, North Carolina, our fragile downtown business ecosystem, Paul Balcom, Paul Schreiber, shipping containers, The Rocket, variety stores, Water Street, Ypsilanti City Council 132 Comments