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Fix the Airlines Instead of Bailing Out Wall Street

Don McNay | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Indianapolis, Wall Street Bailout, Small Business, Sales, Ronald Reagan, Img, Faa, Business Travelers, Bailouts, Cincinnati, Travel, Airport Security, Business, Southwest Airlines, Air-Traffic-Control, Airport Delays, Memphis, Dayton, Louisville, Marketing, Kentucky, Lexington KY, Delta Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Bill Clinton, Air Traffic Control, Mark McCormick, United Airlines, Washington DC, Airports, Don McNay, Harvard Business School, American Airlines, Air Travel, Airline Industry, Los Angeles, Knoxville, Bermuda, Business Travel, Deregulation, Jimmy Carter, Entrepreneurship, Airlines, Productivity, Chris Rock, Business News
Don McNay

I used to schedule an out of town trip then meetings the next day. Now I can't. I am not sure if I will get back or if I will get home exhausted and stressed.

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The Positive Economics of Food Stamps

Don McNay | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Bookmaker, Welfare, Wall Street Bailout, Food Stamps, Economy, Gambler, Cincinnati, Main Street, Aig, Don McNay, Stimulus, Bookies, Merrill Lynch, Food Stamp Program, Bailout, Grocery Stores, Kentucky, Food, Economic Stimulus, Personal Finance, Citigroup, Business News
Don McNay

A program that gives back $1.73 for every dollar spent is a better return than Wall Street is offering.

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MBNA Claims to Have Talked to My Dead Mother about Credit Card

Don McNay | Posted 04.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt Collectors, Banks, New York Times, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Don McNay, Mbna, Credit Cards, Lexington KY, Whoopi Goldberg, Personal Finance, Arbitration, Business News
Don McNay

My mother allegedly died in 2006. I say allegedly because a collector representing MBNA said he talked to her on June 21st.

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The Search for a Bailout End Game

Don McNay | Posted 03.27.2009 | Business

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Iraq Surge, Congress, Automaker Bailout, Wall Street Bailout, Howard Beale, Economy, Rick Santelli Video, Economic Crisis, Aig, Cincinnati, Don McNay, Stimulus, Henry VIII, Barack Obama, Rick Santelli Revolution, Thomas More, US Economy, Iraq War, Wall Street Crisis, Economic Stimulus Package, Bailout, Henry Paulson, Kentucky, Rick Santelli, Economic Stimulus, Lexington KY, Republicans, Citigroup, Business News
Don McNay

Every bailout plan reminds me of an economic re-run of the Iraq war: There is a lot of panic. A hastily written plan sweeps through Congress without scrutiny. The plan is expected to "shock and awe" us.

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Jimmy V and the Closed Wallet

Don McNay | Posted 01.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Jimmy V, Economics, Charity, Economic Crisis, Espn, Cancer Research, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Recession, Consumer Confidence, Jim Valvano, Prostate Cancer, Financial Crisis, Cancer, Confidence, Personal Finance, Business News
Don McNay

I'm not the only person thinking twice about giving money to charity. Or about spending money. Most people have the same kind of hesitation that I have. And this compounds the financial crisis problem.

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Orange Bowl : Virginia Tech Takes On Cincinnati

AP | Posted 01.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Virginia Tech Cincinnati Orange Bowl, College Football, Orange Bowl, Bcs Bowl Games Bcs Orange Bowl Game, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Home News

Cincinnati's first bowl opponent was Virginia Tech, more than six decades ago. So maybe it's fitting that the Bearcats' first trip to the Bowl Champio...

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Son of a Gambler's Guide to Holiday Books

Don McNay | Posted 12.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Ted Turner Book, Hugh Hefner, Ken Kesey, Holiday Season, Hugh Heffner Book, Books, Merry Pranksters, Poker, Grateful Dead, Kentucky, Don McNay, John Eckberg, Business Books, Joe Nocera, Warren Buffett Biography, Facebook, Joe McNay, Hippies, Holiday Gifts, Ed McClanahan, Hippie, Ted Turner, Gambling, Preparing for the Holidays, Martha Frankel, Donald Trump, Newport Kentucky, Cincinnati, Warren Buffett, Cincinnati Enquirer, Bill Moyers, Personal Finance, Colbert Report, The Colbert Report, Business News
Don McNay

It's a lesson to me, the ablers and the beggars and the thieves -The Grateful Dead If you read my book, Son of a Son of a Gambler, you'll know that...

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Thanksgiving and People On The Wrong Side Of The Economic Table

Don McNay | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Casinos, Gambling, Lottery, Homelessness, Charity, Wall Street, States, Lottery Winner, Investment Options, Stock Market, Thanksgiving, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Personal Finance, Economy, Business News
Don McNay

When I passed the stockbroker's test many years ago, I called my father and asked, "Why is futures trading legal but betting on the Bengals illegal?" There is no logical answer.

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Which US City Wants To Lead In The Green Roof Race?

AP | TERRY KINNEY | Posted 11.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Green Building, Green Roofs, Cincinnati, Environment, Money Saving, Green News

CINCINNATI — Officials want to see more green roofs on building tops in Cincinnati. The City Council on Wednesday became the first in Ohio with...

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It's Already December Here: A Report From An Ohio Embed

David Murray | Posted 10.25.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cincinnati, Ohio Vote, Rust Belt, Mccain Obama Ohio Polls, Ohio Economy, Obama Ohio, 2008 Presidential Election, McCain Ohio, Chicago News
David Murray

How exactly would I introduce myself to that old guy, on oxygen, asleep in his chair on his front porch in the middle of the morning? "Hi, I'm Charlie Murray's grandson, and I'm supporting Barack Obama for president ... "

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Ted Stevens is 'Going Down the Tubes' (and I Don't Mean the Internet!)

Jackson Williams | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ken Blackwell, Alaska, Ted Stevens, Baseball, Pete Rose, Ohio, Anchorage International Airport, Cincinnati, Politics News
Jackson Williams

Here's my question: who's going to pay for changing all the signage when they turn "Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport" back into plain 'ol Anchorage International Airport, its name before 2000?

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