Your house used a stringent GOP budget plan Wednesday that blends big cuts to safety-net programs with the poor using a intend to dramatically overhaul Medicare, kicking off a politically-charged, election-year debate over trillion-dollar deficits and purchasing them. The debate quickly split along partisan lines, with Republicans shunning tax increases within the wealthy called for by Barack obama, while Democrats resisted curbs on federal healthcare spending and additional cuts to domestic programs. An alternate dependant on Obama’s 2010 deficit commission promised to bring a minimum of a glimmer of bipartisanship towards the floor but was required to fall victim Wednesday night to GOP opposition ...

Whether admiring or seriously considering buying the Buick Park Avenue Ultra sedan, don’t be misled by its throwback touches such as the three porthole openings on each front fender. This is one up-to-date sedan with moxie. In no way will sliding behind the leather-wrapped wheel and adjusting the cradling driver’s seat make you feel you’re in your father or grandfather’s Buick. Show it to them, and they might approach it the same way they’d approach the latest high-tech computer — with apprehension. Buick, remember, started really shredding its stodgy image quite some time ago, notably with its Grand National whooshmobiles in the ‘80s, so that’s no longer an issue. If there are ...

PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Joseph C. Day, chairman and chief executive officer of Freudenberg-NOK, announced that he has elected to take an early retirement in order to pursue his passion for teaching lean systems. Day said he has been quietly considering retirement for months and that he leaves Freudenberg-NOK in good shape and in the hands of a capable management team. In preparation for his retirement, Day said the company recently restructured its operations into two business sectors headed by veteran Freudenberg-NOK executives — automotive, which comprises the OEM sealing and anti-vibration businesses and is headed by sector CEO Richard E. Allen; and distributed products, which comprises the ...

Tenney Mountain will host the second annual ski swap on Saturday, Nov. 30, presented by Plymouth Ski & Sports to benefit the Team Tenney Race Program. Consignment is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the sale beginning at 1 and lasting until 6 p.m. At the ski swap, you will be able to bring in your used ski or snowboard equipment to sell to others. You will receive 80 percent of the selling price to either keep or to purchase new gear. There will be plenty of door prizes, including a season’s pass, a Team Tenney Bake Sale, and opportunities to join Team Tenney. Team Tenney is a ski, board and free-ride club open to all abilities from ages 8 to 18. Team Tenney is a non-profit, parent managed program ...

Landing pages are a wonderful marketing strategy – one that can be used by every vertical and in every situation. Here’s the low down on this killer marketing strategy! What is a landing page? First, let’s get clarity on landing pages. Landing pages are no more than simple HTML web pages – synonymous with squeeze pages and capture pages. The purpose of a landing page is to acquire visitors’ emails (and possibly other demographics). Why use landing pages? There are two main reasons: When you advertise your business, you want to have some accountability for each of your advertising partners. Are they delivering a return? Do you even know? Landing pages are an excellent way to monetize ...