nemski

A Dad, a husband and a data guru

rss feed Author's Website

nemski's Latest Posts

Tom Gordon Contemplating Another Run

Filed in National by on April 26, 2012 35 Comments
Tom Gordon Contemplating Another Run

Former New Castle County Executive Tom Gordon is thinking about taking another run at his old office — an office he left in disgrace. Remember how resoundly he got beat last time he ran?

Continue Reading »

UPDATE: Brandywine School District Bullying Attack

Filed in National by on April 26, 2012 5 Comments

The News Journal has a follow-up on the attack by a bully that was caught on videotape on a Brandywine School District bus. The incident wasn’t reported to authorities until Monday and, yes, the bus driver apparently kept on driving even with a fight going on. The incident is being investigated by the State Police […]

Continue Reading »

Late Night Video: The Bangover

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on April 25, 2012 4 Comments
Late Night Video: The Bangover

The Daily Show looks at using women as a maturing influence on men.

Continue Reading »

Obama Threatens CISPA Veto

Filed in National by on April 25, 2012 1 Comment
Obama Threatens CISPA Veto

This is great news!

Continue Reading »

Rolling Stone Interviews President Obama

Filed in National by on April 25, 2012 0 Comments
Rolling Stone Interviews President Obama

Probably not the best interviewer in the world, but the publisher of Rolling Stone interviewed President Obama on Easter Monday.

Continue Reading »

Made-Up-Quote of the Day

Filed in International by on April 25, 2012 1 Comment

Ruport Murdoch testifying in UK said: “I don’t believe in using hacking, in using private detectives or whatever, that’s a lazy way of reporters not doing their job.”

Continue Reading »

Hospital Debt Collectors Moving From Back Office to Bedside

Filed in National by on April 25, 2012 36 Comments
Hospital Debt Collectors Moving From Back Office to Bedside

The New York Times writes, “Hospital patients waiting in an emergency room or convalescing after surgery are being confronted by an unexpected visitor: a debt collector at bedside.”

Continue Reading »

Early Morning Video: Slow Jammin’ The News

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on April 25, 2012 4 Comments
Early Morning Video: Slow Jammin’ The News

Last night President Obama was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. You can watch the interview here, but you can start with President Obama Slow Jammin’ The News.

Continue Reading »

Brandywine School District: Bully Attack Caught on Video

Filed in National by on April 25, 2012 61 Comments

A mother of a Forwood Elementary School child complained that her daughter was being bullied and she said nothing happened. And then there is this brutal attack caught on video from Friday.

Continue Reading »

¡No Más! – The GOP Latino Vote

Filed in National by on April 24, 2012 6 Comments

Governor Romney’s quest to win the Latino vote, may not be that realistic, and probably will not happen.

Continue Reading »

North Korea’s “Peculiar Means”

Filed in International by on April 24, 2012 9 Comments

I really don’t know what to make of this odd story out of North Korea.

Continue Reading »

Wal-Mart: Low Prices, Huge Bribes

Filed in International by on April 24, 2012 4 Comments
Wal-Mart: Low Prices, Huge Bribes

As you’ve probably heard, Wal-Mart was hit with a bribery scandal in an effort to expand stores in Mexico. What’s interesting is that we have anti-corruption laws here in the United States that punish US-based companies for acts of foreign corruption.

Continue Reading »

Senate to Vote on Postal Reform

Filed in National by on April 24, 2012 0 Comments
Senate to Vote on Postal Reform

As the Senate gets ready to vote on postal reform, I find myself in odd agreement with Senator Tom Carper.

Continue Reading »