Bayer exec hopeful that Obama won't be a pain for business (USA Today)
Aspirin accounts for 2% of Bayer's sales. But it remains the product the company is known for, so USA TODAY corporate management reporter Del Jones asked U.S. CEO Greg Babe, 51, for any advice he would offer President-elect Barack Obama on how to run the country without giving business a headache. Following are excerpts, edited for clarity and space.
Rare book expert is coming to Saugus Dec. 2 (Saugus Advertiser)
Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the Brattle Book Shop in Boston's Downtown Crossing, will give a free talk "Treasures in Your Attic: Old and Rare Books" Tuesday, Dec, 2 at the Saugus Public Library.
Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
An abridged version of “Free Markets, Property Rights, and the Environment,” presented to a conference on “Libertarianism and its Critics” at Chapman University, November 14, 2008. This essay includes portions of a published article, “With Liberty for Some” and several essays previously published in The Crisis Papers and The Online Gadfly as indicated by the links in the essay.
Lebanese politicians rise above politics - for once (The Daily Star Lebannon)
It is hard not to be encouraged by two decisions taken recently by Lebanon's Cabinet, both of which demonstrated the ability of at least some Lebanese leaders to rise above partisan politics on issues of national import. The issues involved were very different except for two things: a) They both had to do with (thus far unsubstantiated).
Don't Forget The Web? (POLL) (13 WMAZ Macon)
The Gap company's stores have hardly been the hottest spots at the mall in recent months — or even years.
HANO approves sale or demolition of most scattered units (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Agency shedding up to 700 apartments