PR: The Good, Bad and Ugly
Cowboys’ Jones dishes up more controversy
by Jake Potter
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me nine times, shame on Adam 'Pacman' Jones.
comment | 10/09/2008
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Is Anyone Afraid of the Big Bad Wolfpack?
by Michelle Fowler
McCain this, Obama that. It seems that everywhere you turn all you here about is the election. Not that the election isn’t important, it’s just that every once in a while you need a break from it. So let’s turn to something a little more interesting, like NC State football …on second thought, an under-achieving team with only two wins and six losses isn’t that interesting. Well, we always have hope for basketball!
comment | 10/06/2008
PR: The Good, Bad and Ugly
“Flash Of Genius” takes on Ford (again)
by Jake Potter
I’m excited about seeing the Greg Kinnear-led Flash of Genius, which opens today. It boasts the classic David-versus-Goliath matchup between a lone man and what appears to be a faceless corporate machine; best of all, it’s a true story. Robert Kearns really did invent the intermittent windshield wiper, and "Ford Motor Co. really did swipe the idea. The film has seen mixed reviews, but Roger Ebert notably gave it three stars.
comment | 10/03/2008
PR: The Good, Bad and Ugly
Wachovia-Citi deal spells worries for Charlotte economy
by Jake Potter
For more and more of us, the economy’s dire straits are hitting close to home. Charlotte-based Wachovia Corp. is the latest victim, and locals are reeling from the news.
How does a city so dependent on its banking prowess cope with the news that Wachovia will sell its banking operations to New York-based Citigroup? There are 20,000 Wachovia employees in the Charlotte metro region, and it’s likely that none of them found much reassurance in the company’s statements this morning.
comment | 09/29/2008
PR: The Good, Bad and Ugly
Chocolate or Mockolate?
by Kate Catlin
Every morning I tune into the Today Show and listen to the doom and gloom while getting ready for work. As they droned on about the latest government bail out this morning, I found myself tuning out and thinking about the more uplifting topic of my weekend plans. However when I heard consumer reporter, Janice Lieberman mention the cheapening of chocolate, I snapped back to attention.
1 comment | 09/19/2008
