April 1, 2009 RSS feed / Opinions & Letters

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Midwest Memo

Boomerang
by Alan Shultz
When I first saw it, I didn't really know what it was. The "thing" is about 3 feet square, a wire mesh contraption with more shape than substance. More...

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Capital Comments

If lenders lend again
Larry DeBoer ldeboer@purdue.edu Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University

The unemployment rate is climbing, topping 8 percent for the nation, 9 percent for Indiana. It will keep rising. Gross Domestic Product fell more than 6 percent in the fourth quarter. It will fall again this quarter. More...

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