Day: January 11, 2011

Consumer Reports finds more products are getting smaller

Does it seem like some products don’t last as long as they used to? From toothpaste to tuna fish, hot dogs to hand soap, companies have been shaving ounces and inches from packages for years. ConsumerReports’ latest investigation, featured in the F…

Adios, ghost bus

I didn’t vote for these new commissioners and I’m afraid of the Tea Party zealots, however, if I ride by that empty darn bus from Chapel Hill to Pittsboro one more time, I may change my affiliation. If they can reasonable cut spending, then I say let’s…