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Sympathy for the rich

Sympathy for the rich

    Pity the poor plutocrats. By Gene Lyons What with Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign having come to an ignominious end, new champions have been called forth lest mobs of pitchfork-waving grandmas and torch-bearing old men rendered fearless by Dentu-Grip breach the walls of their elegant suburban redoubts. One such hero is Lloyd Blankfein, the universally revered CEO of Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs. At least that’s how anchorman Scott Pelley presented him in a ... Full Story

Obituary: Marie C. Hergenreder

Obituary: Marie C. Hergenreder

  Marie C. Hergenreder, 76, of Loveland, passed away November 25, 2012. She was born in Sharon, Kansas on January 6, 1936 to Matthew and Clara Schadegg. She grew up in Loveland and graduated from Loveland High School in 1954. Marie married Kenneth Hergenreder on July 25, 1959 in Loveland. Kenneth passed away in 1998. She worked as a clerk at Alpine Office Products for 8 years and retired from there. Marie was a member of Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church and the CCW. She was also a ... Full Story

Who killed Twinkie

Who killed Twinkie

        A Death In The Family — And The Question Is: Whodunit? By Jim Hightower   Born in 1930 in Schiller Park, IL, the deceased was 82 years old at the time of passing, which ironically was the day before Thanksgiving. Having long enjoyed the sweet life, the end was a bit bitter, for the dearly departed’s estate had been mercilessly plundered in recent years by unscrupulous money managers. This left 18,500 surviving family members in dire straits. Indeed, the ... Full Story