Archive for January, 2008
A Modest Proposal
5 Comments Published by Dan Mabbutt January 30th, 2008 in National and International Issues, Southern Utah Talking Points and Questions, Southern Utah Places.(With Apologies to Jonathan Swift)
The Peoples Republic of Springdale, one of the most delightful places in Color Country, has been a leader in making their position known on national and world events. In the past, they have passed official resolutions supporting the Kyoto Protocol and opposing the Toquop power plant in Nevada. But I read […]
The Phony Skilled Worker Shortage
0 Comments Published by Dan Mabbutt January 29th, 2008 in National and International Issues, Southern Utah Talking Points and Questions.There’s no shortage of workers. There is a shortage of the kind of workers management wants to hire.
A few days ago, I posted a blog, Is there a job shortage in America? In it, I asked the questions, “Do we have a shortage of skilled workers or don’t we? What should we do about it?”
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Huckabee for Veep!
5 Comments Published by Dan Mabbutt January 27th, 2008 in National and International Issues, Southern Utah Talking Points and Questions.You saw it here first.
This space is almost exclusively devoted to issues central to Color Country. The key word is “almost.” The news this morning has a few articles about something that I can’t resist commenting about.
In a reply to a comment here, I wrote, “There is absolutely zero chance that an evangelical preacher with […]