Word: engler
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...like me, the victim-cry is: Who the hell is Bernie Madoff? Had we known Madoff was behind all the "trades" maybe we would have made a better investment decision. Maybe. Other victims, however, with direct access to Madoff, such as those going through licensed brokerage firms like Minneapolis' Engler & Budd, knew the name Madoff and invested big because of his strong reputation and track record...
...politics don't emphasize the kind of social conservatism that has driven many of the county's Republican voters away from the GOP in recent years. And he's a known quantity--independents and Democrats cast votes for him in the 2000 GOP primary to spite then governor John Engler, who had promised to deliver the state for George W. Bush. "A lot of people still have an affinity for John McCain," says Oakland University political scientist "David Dulio. "They voted for him once, and he might be able to take advantage of that...
That is, the people who manage to secure an invite in the first place. Lorna Engler, who happens to be sewing her daughter Lara's wedding gown as well as six bridesmaid dresses, says they've been, ahem, discerning with the guest list for the October bash. "Do you really need to invite that person you haven't spoken to for three years?" she says. Some couples are also trimming the numbers in their wedding parties--Collins will have just one attendant--to escape the hidden costs of presents for bridesmaids and groomsmen...
...Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and “‘Tis,” recount the writer’s upbringing in Limerick, Ireland. Audience member and former co-director of external relations at the GSE, Dottie V. Engler described McCourt as “the kind of guy you could only dream to [be] sitting next to at a bar.” The audience echoed the sentiment, giving him a standing ovation. “A couple of things he said about facing students rang so true...
...students. (Licensing requirements mandate low student-to-teacher ratios.) Salaries for educators are well below those for clinical practice, and budget cuts at state colleges and universities have prevented them from offering more. "If we don't have educators, we won't have the nurses," says Amanda Engler, spokeswoman for the Texas Hospital Association...