A lot of the attitude was 'do it yourself'. They just hauled ass as quick as they could. |
I realize in some ways [Odessa] is going to change, but I don't want it to change to the point it will change the image of the town. |
It's an opportunity for us to get out and do something as a family. |
My initial reaction is that there are some real people who will benefit from this, which is good, and I applaud the Republicans (24 of whom joined all 49 Democrats on the House floor in approving the bill). But it's only a partial step forward. |
Nobody these days wants to be the high-cost provider, |
Qualcomm is hedging its bets -- in case CDMA eventually gets killed off or loses out to OFDM, |
Qualcomm is hedging its bets -- in case CDMA eventually gets killed off or loses out to OFDM. |
Several of us had heard rumors, which persisted for a period of time. |
Since (then), that $5.15 an hour has lost a lot of purchasing power. It isn't sufficient income for families. |
The African-American Mardi Gras experience in this part of Louisiana is that that was a day that they could be actually free. The old folks talk about a sense of liberation and a sense of mysticism. |
The minimum wage was enacted in 1937 during the Great Depression and it has been increased 16 times. It's a well-established economic policy to help families. |
The pendulum is swinging back to the HD-DVD camp. |
The real issue is how high does that threshold need to be. |
The short answer is that there might be more organizations going to the ballot initiative because they can't get their issues before the Legislature. Either that or they don't agree with what the Legislature has done. Either way, the reason we're doing our initiative is it won't get done by the Republican Legislature. |
There can be a lot done if you are not so particular about who gets credit for it. |