Bowman Gray IV has a nice post about the fall tobacco harvest.

Lex has a nice little compendium of all the fun that Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) is having with the Republicans re. health reform.

"UPDATE: More evidence that we have a long way to go: 'U.S. job losses accelerated last month and the unemployment rate climbed to the highest level since 1983, stark reminders of how the worst financial crisis in a generation may undermine consumer spending and economic growth in the months ahead.'"

"If every member of a religious group always tithed, the income elasticity of demand for religion would be plus-one. So while tithers donate a large share of their income, the organization’s finances will vary perfectly with the state of members’ incomes; those organizations are by no means immune to macroeconomic fluctuations."

I love Winston-Salem Journal sports reporter Dan Collins' blog on Wake and his posts on the developing issues with Wake's junior safety Alex Frye is a great example why.

Gotta tell ya, this shows some chutzpah for an association: "The plan, called “Build Now for the Future: A Blueprint for Economic Growth,” is designed to reverse predictions that construction activity will continue to shrink through 2010, which would inhibit broader economic growth, the organization said in a release.

The plan calls for a mix of new incentives, tax cuts, policy revisions and infrastructure spending."