Comments on: Today’s Miscellaneous Local Links http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9077 A Daily Digest of Twin Cities News, Arts and Culture Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:10:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: TBartel http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9077#comment-31179 TBartel Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:47:45 +0000 #comment-31179 Bud, If I thought you were capable of other than knee jerk reactions, I'd try to explain why the Knight Ridder board's repricing of their stock options as the stock price declines is good for the board and bad for the shareholders--the sort of self dealing American executives in all industries are rightfully famous for. (That's an "ad hominem" counter attack, btw.)<br /> <br /> City Pages was an S corp. If you don't know what that means in terms of profit distribution, ask an accountant. Bud, If I thought you were capable of other than knee jerk reactions, I’d try to explain why the Knight Ridder board’s repricing of their stock options as the stock price declines is good for the board and bad for the shareholders–the sort of self dealing American executives in all industries are rightfully famous for. (That’s an “ad hominem” counter attack, btw.)

City Pages was an S corp. If you don’t know what that means in terms of profit distribution, ask an accountant.

]]> By: Bud http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9077#comment-31117 Bud Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:50:45 +0000 #comment-31117 I look forward to TBartel's revealing of the percentage of City Pages profit that was directed to the Bartel family.<br /> <br /> Yo.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> I look forward to TBartel’s revealing of the percentage of City Pages profit that was directed to the Bartel family.

Yo.

]]> By: Frank http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9077#comment-31054 Frank Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:25:51 +0000 #comment-31054 Dayton among the 5 worst Senators. There's a shock. Dayton among the 5 worst Senators. There’s a shock.

]]> By: TBartel http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9077#comment-31055 TBartel Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:23:01 +0000 #comment-31055 Did anyone notice in the Knight Ridder story that the executives allocated one eighth of the company's profit to themselves? If you go back through the Knight Ridder proxy statements, you'll find a pretty clear history of the hierarchy of the board's priorities. It goes something like this: 1) The Ridder family; 2) people dumb enough to buy stock; 18) the employees. I used to point out the repricing of stock options in my class at the U in the lesson about how to read media companies' annual reports. Did anyone notice in the Knight Ridder story that the executives allocated one eighth of the company’s profit to themselves? If you go back through the Knight Ridder proxy statements, you’ll find a pretty clear history of the hierarchy of the board’s priorities. It goes something like this: 1) The Ridder family; 2) people dumb enough to buy stock; 18) the employees. I used to point out the repricing of stock options in my class at the U in the lesson about how to read media companies’ annual reports.

]]> By: Andy http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9077#comment-31049 Andy Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:00:06 +0000 #comment-31049 So are we saying that the Mechanics have HIV? Try the link. So are we saying that the Mechanics have HIV? Try the link.

]]> By: TBartel http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9077#comment-31047 TBartel Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:59:05 +0000 #comment-31047 Good piece on The Times online on <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2139278/" target="_blank">Slate</a> today. Good piece on The Times online on Slate today.

]]> By: richg http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9077#comment-31044 richg Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:46:25 +0000 #comment-31044 Damn wacko environmentalists. Always complaining when people club baby seals.<br /> <br /> And damn commie pinko papers. Always printing their readers' opinions. Damn wacko environmentalists. Always complaining when people club baby seals.

And damn commie pinko papers. Always printing their readers’ opinions.

]]> By: Mpls Simpleton http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9077#comment-31033 Mpls Simpleton Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:57:35 +0000 #comment-31033 Hmm...Is it possible for <em>Rick</em> to write an unbiased comment? Hmm…Is it possible for Rick to write an unbiased comment?

]]> By: Rick http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9077#comment-31030 Rick Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:47:41 +0000 #comment-31030 the red star has got to be the biggest joke in newspaper circles. Only yesterday did they print a letter to the editor about boycotting the baby seal hunt. obviously a letter from some idiotic wacko environmentalist. they can't write a decent story without bias to save their lives. the red star has got to be the biggest joke in newspaper circles. Only yesterday did they print a letter to the editor about boycotting the baby seal hunt. obviously a letter from some idiotic wacko environmentalist. they can’t write a decent story without bias to save their lives.

]]> By: Mike http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9077#comment-31024 Mike Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:25:35 +0000 #comment-31024 Hey NYTimes: how's that whole TimesSelect idea working out? Hey NYTimes: how’s that whole TimesSelect idea working out?

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