CelticsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
A Daily Babble Production Under its working title, "Memo To Sports Bar Owners in the Midwest," this piece was well on its way to serving solely as a frustration-laced diatribe on the current state of sports bar management in the Middle America town in which I am currently situated. Long story short, I am sick and tired of bar owners around here telling me over the phone that they have the NBA...
Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
... years ago, under Mr Scott's leadership, Wal-Mart began to change its product lines to appeal to Middle America. The retailer sought to attract wealthier customers with products such as cheap laptops and clothing. The decision to move upmarket paid off as middle income families across America began to struggle financially and were forced to become more thifty to make ends meet. Hit by the...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
... If so, why don't I ever see any? Are senior officers of Detroit auto companies considered part of Middle America? Should we blame an entire industry for the failings of its senior officers? Whaddya think?
Gawker (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
... is to say, everything that everybody who considers themselves cooler than mainstream Middle America considers cool—is becoming the mainstream culture. People are trusting the fucking government. Lots of people, therefore, imagine that we're about to enter into a new version of the 1960s, a flowering of idealism and rich cultural growth, in which the liberal cool people win.More likely: we're...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
“Serving more than half of the households in America each year, JCPenney has long been a destination for Middle America and more than ever, our customers are looking to shop smart for their gift ideas this season,” said Ken Hicks, president and chief merchandising officer for JCPenney. “With our compelling assortment of innovative, high-quality gifts at affordable prices, along with our convenient...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
... Moore: 'When I work, I'll do things I won't do in my own life'But this wholesome product of Middle America pursues her career in the manner of a bohemian artist. Now 47, Moore has been an actress to reckon with for some 15 years, and while she isn't above lending her talents to studio blockbusters (Hannibal, The Lost World: Jurassic Park), her energies are channelled into seeking out riskier...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
... They figured it could only help them nine days down the line when they turn up on national TV in Middle America in what might be their showcase game of the season."We're going to go to Kansas City and play against Kansas, and that's not a road game for them," Romar said, referring to the Nov. 24 semifinals of the CBE Classic against the defending national champion. "This is a great opportunity...
Crunchy Con (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
Regardless of how one views Sarah Palin herself, the phenomenon of enthusiasm for Palin, like the grassroots mobilization for Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul we saw in the primaries, shows the powerful hunger in Middle America for someone to speak for them and defend their interests. Except perhaps on immigration, institutional conservatism and elected representatives in the Republican Party have...
