Tag: madness

Attack on DIY store in Kharkiv shows Russia’s ‘madness’

The deadly attack by the Russian military on a DIY store in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Saturday is “another manifestation of Russian madness,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said. “Only madmen like [Russian President Vladimir] Putin are capable of killing and terrorizing people in such a heinous way,” the Ukrainian leader said in his […]

Why GameStop and AMC meme madness is an ‘outlier event’

The return of influential trader and analyst Keith Gill to social media sparked a rally in GameStop and other so-called meme stocks this week. – House Financial Services Committee/AP Shares of GameStop Corp. and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. soared this week after trader Keith Gill, also known as “Roaring Kitty,” made his eye-catching return to […]

More Wealth-Tax Madness

From the Wanderland on The Dispatch Andrew W. Kahrl, writing in the New York Times, offers this provocative thesis: “Property taxes, the lifeblood of local governments and school districts, are among the most powerful and stealthy engines of racism and wealth inequality our nation has ever produced.” This calls to mind the judgment of Nobel-laureate […]

Behind the bun of Purdue’s Elite Eight March Madness watch party

WEST LAFAYETTE — The hands and mind of Purdue Executive Chef Josh Timmons had to work expeditiously after being requested to serve food to students for a last minute Elite Eight watch party at Mackey Arena. The town has gone quietly cotillion given the fact its Easter Sunday. But Timmons is a man on a […]

Pulled Pork Madness names a winner

College basketball’s March Madness may be ongoing, but there’s a winner in Pulled Pork Madness from the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA). In one of the closest finals in the tournament’s history, Skinny’s Barbecue in Muscatine beat Barrel Smoke BBQ of Templeton to win the championship. Owner Cord Kleist, 29 of Muscatine, will receive $250 […]

March Madness 2024: How to watch Wisconsin vs. James Madison tonight

AJ Storr and the Wisconsin Badgers play the James Madison Dukes tonight. (Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) is in full swing this Friday with the men’s tournament Round of 64 continuing. One of the 16 games being played this Friday? No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 12 James Madison. The Wisconsin Badgers play the James […]