Nuggets of News Cause Blogger to Pause

Surfing through the morning news headlines, I found some nuggets of news that caused me to pause for a moment and thought they might have a similar effect on you:

• NO CHRYSLER DEALERS LEFT IN DETROIT:  Last week, Lochmoor Chrysler Jeep on Detroit’s East Side stopped selling Chrysler products, one of the 789 franchises Chrysler Group LLC is dropping from its retail network. It was Detroit’s last Chrysler Jeep store. — Wall Street Journal

• THE GOVERNMENT IS AN UNFAIR COMPETITIOR: “There’s a lot of us that feel that the government is an unfair competitor,” Grassley said. “We have to keep what we have now strong, and make it stronger.” — Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) in USA TODAY

• “DUST BOWL” MIGRATION PUT IN REVERSE: Fleeing the Great Depression and a drought unprecedented in American history, a vast wave of Oklahomans and Texans dubbed “Okies” loaded everything they could onto crowded vehicles during the 1930s and headed west for California. Today, in huge numbers, their grandchildren are moving back. — Sacramento Bee

• MEXICAN TARIFFS ON U.S. EXPORTS CAUSE MAKEUP MARKUP: Dallas-based Mary Kay Inc. says the tariffs are costing the cosmetics company $450,000 a month. — Dallas News

• AIG AT IT AGAIN?:  They escaped with their lives, but now some US Airways Flight 1549 passengers are beginning to wonder if they will ever be reimbursed for their stuff…US Airways’ insurer AIG is not responding to passengers claims for damages. — Charlotte Observer

Well, did the nuggets of news above cause you to pause, too? -- Bob McCarty Writes