Forum News Service reports that a Republican man running for the Minnesota House (District 6A) allegedly sawed his neighbor’s garage in half in a property dispute. And then allegedly removed half the garage. Resulting in him being sued. 3 Questions… Read More ›
Politics
1 In 10 People In Scotland Don’t Care What Country They Live In
As Scotland voted earlier today whether to remain part of the United Kingdom, CNN reports that voter turnout is very high, perhaps as high as 90%. Which raises the question: what’s your excuse, other ten percent? 3 Possible Excuses For… Read More ›
U.S. Senators Urge Burger King To Not Move Head Office To Canada
Yahoo News Digest reports that a group of U.S. Senators are urging Burger King to not move its tax domicile to Canada by acquiring coffee chain Tim Hortons. 3 More Places We Urge Burger King Not To Move Its Head… Read More ›
3 More Vice-President Titles We Propose For Goldman Sachs’ 10,000+ Vice-Presidents
Yesterday, we wrote about how Goldman Sachs argued in Court that “Vice-President” is a “courtesy title” it gives to about a third of its employees. Since it must be hard to come up with names to differentiate all of those… Read More ›
Top Republicans Profited Over Companies Planning On Leaving America To Save On Tax
Bloomberg reports that Speaker of the House, John Boehner, and David Camp, whose committee reportedly controls tax policy, both own shares in a company called Medtronic. Medtronic announced plans to take over an Irish company called Covidien Plc. This is… Read More ›
Three Laws We’d Like To See From Mayor Duke, aka the Dog Mayor of Minnesota
QMI Agency reports that a small Minnesota town has elected a seven-year-old dog as the mayor, beating out an apparent human corner-store owner. That’s right, Duke, a Great Pyrenees, is now the mayor of Cormorant, Minnesota. Now, here are three laws… Read More ›
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Does Ice Bucket Challenge
Rob Ford was challenged to help ALS by former Toronto Maple Leaf Tie Domi to do the “Ice Bucket Challenge.” You can watch the video of him doing the challenge by clicking here. In case you’ve missed this in social… Read More ›
Governor of Texas Allegedly Messed With Texas
CNN reports that Texas Governor Rick Perry has been “indicted on felony charges of coercion of a public servant and abuse of his official capacity.” Perry allegedly used the threat of vetoing stuff when you apparently aren’t allowed to threaten to… Read More ›
More In Restaurant News: Restaurant Adds “Minimum Wage Fee”
Yahoo Finance reports that a Minnesota restaurant has added a minimum wage surcharge of 35 cents per check to customers’ checks following an increase in the minimum wage in that state to $8 an hour for large employers and $6 an hour for… Read More ›
Restaurants Offering Discounts To Patrons Who Bring Guns
The Wall Street Journal reports that some small American restaurants are seeing an increase in business by encouraging patrons to bring their guns or carry-and-conceal permits. One restaurant gave 15% discounts to patrons who brought in their guns or permits. And… Read More ›
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