The Digital Transition and a Looming Environmental Crisis Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-08-06 15:49:08
As most people now realize, come February of 2009 many US televisions will no longer be able to deliver the majority of network programming because they are designed to accept an analog, rather than digital, signal.
The USDA No Longer Protects Americans Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-10-04 11:21:37 Photo: law_keven, Creative Commons, Flickr
There was enough money to bail out negligent bankers and Wall Street, but another program – to protect Americans from pharmaceutical, environmental and pesticide contaminants in meat, milk, dairy and eggs – was discontinued recently due to lack of funding.
Good: I'm getting the opportunity to buy quality companies and cheap-long term prices. Recent buys include Proctor and Gamble (PG - $63.38), Pepsi (PEP - $64.55), Coca Cola (KO - $51.00), General Electric (GE - $27.10) and United Technologies (UTX - $60.38)
Bad: My bet on oil stocks isn't paying off the way I had hoped in this rising oil market.
