I called the City of GSO and spoke to the person in charge of electronic waste recycling. I asked him who the collected waste was sent to for processing. The City employee said, “Synergy.” I thanked him. From Synergy Recycling in Mayodan: Synergy Recycling LLC. Is a privately held firm l...

From today’s N&R editorial: Most noticeably, several high-profile projects have slowed to a standstill because of the tight credit market, says Downtown Greensboro Inc. President and CEO Ed Wolverton… Meanwhile, retail shops have had a hard time gaining a foothold downtown and now f...

This is a dangerous time for me. I gave the unread Chicamauga account to the brother-in-law from Tennessee. (I read half of it a couple of years ago while at the Father-in-law’s.) It is from the notes penned by a Union officer on our Wive’s side of the family. I therefore have nothing to...

Before anyone diagnoses me as bi-polar, I must reiterate that I despise Christmas. Kids enjoy it and they can have it. I suppose it’s as good an excuse as any to get together with friends and family. Still, it’s a sham. In the interest of continuing my horrible behavior, I’d like t...

Before anybody gets their knickers in a twist and calls me an anti-Semite, let me assure you that were Bernie Madoff and friends little green men from Mars, I’d have the same opinion: everybody involved engaged in criminal negligence at the least. I’m not saying they deserve what’s...

From Mark Engler at Dollars & Sense on Ha-Joon Chang’s Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism: “What Korea actually did during [the past four] decades,â€� Chang explains, “was to nurture certain new industries, selected by the government in consult...

Christmas and the underlying tenants of Christianity were created to keep poor people in their place by giving them hope of a better life in the hereafter. It is more than a humbug. It is a lie. Christmas, in particular, was invented as a way to keep the mobs off the ramparts during the winter solst...

From Preston Galla at PC World : As Computerworld notes in “Google Apps still trying to win over corporate users,” Google has made hardly any money on its Google Apps Premium Edition (GAPE) since its launch, while Microsoft has continued to rake in billions. Here’s what the article...

That’s the color the Wife has me putting on the walls at Twin Brooks. When I’m done, I get to do the ceilings and the cedar siding. At least I don’t have to hit the exercise equipment. Speaking of which, I remain amazed that I’m just as shredded from a day of painting as I am...

Here’s the website. From Susan Wloszczyna at USA Today : Nicolas Cage graciously dropped out of The Wrestler after director Darren Aronofsky, who was pushed to cast a bigger name, had a change of heart and returned to his original choice. Alec Baldwin, who barely knows Rourke, hosted a screeni...