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Amid scandal-ridden times, there is some good news

...This is happening because banks have been loosening the tight grip on consumer and real estate loans.As a result General Motors is roaring like its former self. GM shares "eclipsed" their $33 initial public offering price and rose to $33...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2013-05-21/amid-scandal-ridden-times-there-s
Opinion
Oh yeah! You Win! This outstanding-looking 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier... 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr Cpe $4,200

...your billfold! This Cavalier is nicely equipped. New Car Test Drive called it ...the most popular car built by General Motors, and one of the 10 most popular cars sold in the United States... Cute Vehicle need a good home. Very well mannered...

http://autos.upnorthautos.com/Autos?tid=&tp=autos.upnorthautos.com&category=sear
Urgent need to re-engineer the U.S. health care system

...Even in the short-term, this puts the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage in world markets. As an example, General Motors incurs an average of $1,500 to $2,000 of employer paid health care costs for each automobile it manufactures...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-04-12/urgent-need-re-engineer-us-health-ca
News
Obama to sell GM stock

...future. When is it all going to stop?Katherine StevensRural Brainerd Obama to sell GM stockObama Motors (formerly General Motors) announced that they are going to buy back their stock from the U.S. government. The government purchased the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2012-12-28/obama-sell-gm-stock
Open Forum
How an auto 'czar' could save the Euro

...lose $1 billion in Europe this year, because of rapidly declining auto sales in the recession-wracked continent. General Motors has just reported a $361 million loss in Europe for the third quarter.Ford's losses are mainly due to the recession...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2012-08-03/how-auto-czar-could-sa
Open Forum
Are we better off than we were four years ago?

...Yes, to some degree we are. We are no longer facing 10 to 12 percent unemployment, it's now at 8.1 percent. General Motors (GM) has been pulled out of the pit it had dug and thousands of GM workers are cranking out 2013 model vehicles...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2012-09-27/are-we-better-we-were-four-years-
Opinion
FACT CHECK: Stumbles in latest presidential debate

...Well, the president took Detroit bankrupt. You took General Motors bankrupt. You took Chrysler bankrupt. So when you...and his proposed path probably would have forced General Motors and Chrysler out of business. He opposed using government...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-10-16/fact-check-stumbles-latest-president
News | Political
A walk on the dark side of investing - Facebook IPO

...one could call that greed. His move to enrich the company's stock turns out to be one of the things that drove General Motors (GM) and other major advertisers to pull back from Facebook.GM, like many Facebook advertisers, is trying to...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2012-05-28/walk-dark-side-investing-facebook
Opinion
Dondelinger petitions for annexation

...petition for annexation by ordinance was approved by the city of Baxter Tuesday. Dondelinger is proposing moving its General Motors dealership on Highway 210, its Hyundai dealership and its auto body and quick lube service in Brainerd to nearly...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-06-05/dondelinger-petitions-annexation
News
Ideology vs. pragmatism

...fiscal regulation, government workers, teachers, entitlements, and stimulus (Romney recommended bankruptcy for General Motors). Market forces are considered best for most things, including health care.Pragmatism means policies supported...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2012-06-25/ideology-vs-pragmatism
Open Forum

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