Saturday, August 10, 2013

Rusty Cunningham: Kevin Reilly strengthened UW System

Rusty Cunningham: Kevin Reilly strengthened UW System
… as UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire, where freshman entry is extremely competitive. For critics who want to take the liberal out of liberal arts, note that the UW System awards an increasing number of degrees in science, technology, engineering and math.
Read more

Quotes from The Washington Post's history
_ Eugene Meyer, who bought the newspaper in 1933. "The newspaper's duty is to its readers and to the public at large, and not to the private interests of its owners." _ Late Post president Katharine Meyer Graham, who took over the company on Sept.
Read more

Jackson County radio project receives extension
BLACK RIVER FALLS — Jackson County's $ 2.6 million communication system changeover has received another extension after challenging weather delayed the project. The Federal Communications Commission has given the county until Sept.
Read more

Japan marks 68th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Japan marked the 68th anniversary Tuesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a somber ceremony to honor the dead and pledges to seek to eliminate nuclear weapons. Some 50,000 people stood for a minute of silence in Hiroshima's peace park near …
Read more

Bezos built bookselling site into online empire
He and his wife, MacKenzie, whom he married in 1993, set out on road trip to Seattle, a city with an abundance of tech talent and proximity to a large book distributor in Roseburg, Ore. While MacKenzie drove, Bezos wrote up the business plan that would …
Read more


Related Post