My Call 2012
Stepping out of news-director mode for a moment. Who wants prognostications? Here are five predictions for this year’s election. (Not necessarily reflective of how I want it to go.) 1. It’s going to be 2004 all over...
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It’s "Political" Science!
Posted by Staff | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Elections are big deals in political science and there’s nothing that political scientist love more than using elections to test their theories. Thinking about this primary season that we are now in however, reminds me more of...
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Posted by D.G. Martin | Jan 30, 2012 | D.G. Martin
It is the kind of surprise for which every ambitious politician must be prepared: the unexpected decision by an incumbent elected official to retire. It is, my friend Jay Rivers told me, the kind of window of opportunity that...
Read MoreA Business Owner's Return to his Roots
Posted by Staff | May 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
As your Savvy Spender, I plan to report on new businesses sprouting up in our midst and also those that close. There’s another category of interest also: when an established business changes hands. I recently sat down to chat...
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