GRAND ISLAND — In a championship fight for the Class B title, the Fredonia ‘Billies were knocked out with a gut punch. With a four-run lead, needing just two more outs to claim a fifth consecutive Section VI Championship, the ‘Billies collapsed. The Alden Bulldogs avenged last ...
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There’s an ancient, almost surely apocryphal, story about a dog food company executive convening a big sales meeting. A very short version has the exec running through all of the company’s advantages: the best sales team, the best advertising, the best packaging, etc. He then irately asks, “So why aren’t we selling more dog food?” After a long silence, a small voice from the back ventures a guess. “Maybe the dogs don’t like it.” The story is a cliché, but a useful one, in business and politics. For instance, the pre-launch internal name for “Netflix” was ...
Republicans don’t want to say this publicly, but privately they do: President Trump’s personal political obsessions are hurting his Presidency, harming the chances for further policy gains the rest of this year, and putting control of the House and Senate in jeopardy. That’s the backdrop to the GOP revolt this week in Congress on war powers and funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Trump’s unrelated priorities are handing Democrats gift after gift and forcing Republicans to take difficult votes that could cost them in November. His desire for political revenge is ...
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