A few weeks ago we posted a two-part preview on Apple’s latest device, the iPad, and (perhaps more importantly) how such a device will move the computing world towards portable devices and ‘cloud computing.’ Well, the day has arrived, and the iPad is on the launching pad. Stores will be presenting it Saturday, so get […]
Government Announces Plans To Forestall New Wave Of Foreclosures
Jeff Swiatek of The Indianapolis Star (Indiana) reported two days ago that the wave of foreclosures that seemed to have been forestalled in that city is on the verge of swelling again. The report, specific to the Indianapolis region, is all the more chilling when we recall that Indiana (and Maryland) was (were) not deep […]
We Know You Know, But: Health Care Reform Passed Last Night
It has proven to be about as contentious as whether to override the Articles of Confederation in 1788-1789 into a federal constitution, but laaaate last night H.R. 3590 by a vote of 219-212. The vote was exactly party partisan. President Obama responded with reference to the Constitution and to Franklin D. Roosevelt: Tonight, at a […]
Homeowners Getting Federal Help
Image via Wikipedia The mortgage bubble that Wall Street players were puffing up and were betting would break has, of course, brought down almost everything else with it (save investor bonuses). The fallout was one of the many catalysts for the sweeping political change of the elections of 2008. One of the loudest political debates […]
#Opinion: Like Rome Before the Fall? Not Yet (According to the New York Times)
Article by Piers Brendon. Originally published in the New York Times. Vice President Joe Biden complains that he is being driven crazy because so many people are betting on America’s demise. Reports of it are not just exaggerated; they are, he insists, ridiculous. Like President Obama, he will not accept “second place” for the United […]
#OURCLIENT: LCG Communications
LCG Communications is a full-service public relations company in New York City providing materials production, brochures and newsletters, “backgrounders”, brochures and newsletters, event planning and staffing, and media placement. LCG also provides its clients with content and analysis on issues related to local and regional politics. MKCREATIVE has been LCG Communications’ marketing company of record […]