http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130509/BLOGS/130509570/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Doris Strand
http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130509/BLOGS/130509570/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130507/BLOGS/130509571/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 7 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Doris Strand, Black Hawk College, East Campus http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130507/BLOGS/130509571/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509472/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 6 May 2013 16:16:50 By Silvio Calabi, More Content Now http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509472/-1/blogs01 The good news, early in ‘08, just before Capitalism collapsed, was that the Enclave was a modern unit-body, three-row, front-wheel/all-wheel-drive crossover vehicle that managed its [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509473/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 6 May 2013 16:15:19 By Greg Zyla, More Content Now http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509473/-1/blogs01 A: Chuck, the year 1958 was one of those years that the stylists went crazy with “big.” Regardless of model, from Buick to Chrysler to Ford, manufacturers flooded [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130502/BLOGS/130429177/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 2 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130502/BLOGS/130429177/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130430/BLOGS/130429189/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130430/BLOGS/130429189/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130425/BLOGS/130429918/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Agriculture Future of America http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130425/BLOGS/130429918/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130423/BLOGS/130429920/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130423/BLOGS/130429920/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130419/NEWS/130418796/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:25:41 Lisa Depies http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130419/NEWS/130418796/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130419/NEWS/130418793/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:49:02 Lisa Depies http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130419/NEWS/130418793/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130418/BLOGS/130419484/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130418/BLOGS/130419484/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130416/BLOGS/130419485/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130416/BLOGS/130419485/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130411/BLOGS/130409182/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130411/BLOGS/130409182/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130409/BLOGS/130409180/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 9 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130409/BLOGS/130409180/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409146/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:43:08 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409146/-1/blogs01 But, as mother used to warn us, pretty is as pretty does. As it happens, though, the Azera does quite [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409148/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:41:18 +0000 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409148/-1/blogs01 Q: Greg, what changes have to be made to put overhead valves on a flathead engine? Thanks, Dennis “Mike” Scott, Manson, N.C.
A: Dennis, the Flathead Fords have really caught on again with hot rodders as the nostalgia market continues to boom. As for those heads, the person behind much of the Chevy Corvette’s success, namely Zora Arkus-Duntov along with his brother Yura, built and sold a hemi style overhead valve Ardun Head for the Flathead V-8. They were purchased mostly by [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130404/BLOGS/130409932/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 4 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130404/BLOGS/130409932/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130404/NEWS/130409559/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 4 Apr 2013 0:01:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130404/NEWS/130409559/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130402/BLOGS/130409933/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 2 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Agriculture Future of America http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130402/BLOGS/130409933/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409918/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:11:47 +0000 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409918/-1/blogs01 You are right the car will never be worth what a Cyclone with a 428 Cobra Jet engine. But that is not to say his Mercury is worthless. Although they will never bring an equal price as the muscle car, family sedan prices go up. It seems everyone restored muscle cars and scraped out the family sedans so fewer and fewer [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409919/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:08:51 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409919/-1/blogs01 SHO stands for [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130328/NEWS/130328993/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:41:54 Lisa Depies http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130328/NEWS/130328993/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130328/NEWS/130329016/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:13:28 Lisa Depies http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130328/NEWS/130329016/-1/blogs01 Owned by Geneseo graduate Paul Rahn, Maple Leaf Crossfit is located in the Small Business Incubator north of Geneseo.]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130328/BLOGS/130319119/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000 United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130328/BLOGS/130319119/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130326/BLOGS/130319120/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000 United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130326/BLOGS/130319120/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329437/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:03:34 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329437/-1/blogs01 Which means no more, “Sir, I see you have no violations so I’ll let you off with a warning.” Which in turn means tiptoeing [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329438/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00:27 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329438/-1/blogs01 A: David, yes and no. The track you are talking about is a 9,000-foot-long private airport used mostly by DHL business delivery airplanes. The landing strip is 150 feet wide and offers two 33-foot lanes. The GPS address is 2870 Old State Road 73 if you have navigation in your vehicle. [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130321/BLOGS/130319121/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000 United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130321/BLOGS/130319121/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130319/BLOGS/130319122/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000 United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130319/BLOGS/130319122/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319901/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:10:16 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319901/-1/blogs01 Jeep can’t build Wranglers fast enough and many dealers have waiting lists. Wranglers are cash cows, too — the sticker on [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319902/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:07:56 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319902/-1/blogs01 We always had fun in the back seat of this car as it was so big. I think it had an eight cylinder engine, too.
Any help you can give is much [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130305/NEWS/130309600/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 5 Mar 2013 13:11:34 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130305/NEWS/130309600/-1/blogs01 That was then. This is now—late February 2013, and a 2014-model-year Subaru sits in my drive. Do they care about making me feel prematurely older? Of course not; Subaru wants to impress us with its new technology. [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130305/NEWS/130309601/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 5 Mar 2013 13:09:42 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130305/NEWS/130309601/-1/blogs01 Loved your Tri-Power article
Greg, I really enjoyed your “tri-power” article, which I found in yesterday’s Canton (Ohio) Repository. As one of your “older readers,” the first tri-power that came to my mind (before reading the article) was the ‘57 Olds J-2.
I agree, the early ‘60s Pontiac Catalina/Ventura bubbletops were great (348 hp). Back in ‘61, my neighbor had a beautiful black ‘60 Impala bubbletop with a three- [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130225/NEWS/130229492/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:33:07 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130225/NEWS/130229492/-1/blogs01 The blizzard of demographic desirability that BMW has brewed up for the X1’s American [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130225/NEWS/130229494/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:29:32 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130225/NEWS/130229494/-1/blogs01 Q: Hi, Greg. What exactly are the pillar that so many car articles mention, such as in A-pillar, B-pillar and so on. I know this is probably an elementary question, but to a retired older gal like myself, I always wonder. Amy L., Illinois.
A: Amy, no problem as every question is a good one. The pillars mentioned in these articles refer to the pieces of steel that attach a roof to the car. The A-pillar is the windshield of the car’s support system. It is the only [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219140/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:43:54 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219140/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219143/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:38:52 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219143/-1/blogs01 A: Kevin, with the Daytona 500 scheduled for this week (Sunday, Feb. 24), I still derive a great amount of pleasure and excitement from watching “The Great American Race,” which it was dubbed in 1979 by Ken Squire on CBS TV’s flag-to-flag [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130215/NEWS/130219319/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:52:57 Lisa Depies http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130215/NEWS/130219319/-1/blogs01 The Geneseo Plan Commission unanimously approved a site plan submitted by Casey's and Arc Design for a new store at 100 Bestor Drive, the former Subway location.]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130211/NEWS/130219897/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:56:57 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130211/NEWS/130219897/-1/blogs01 Each year the group puts its collective heads together and pools a couple centuries’ worth of snow-driving experience to come up with the official Winter Vehicle of New England. There are also a dozen or so class winners, divided up by price and type — SUV, sedan, luxury car, sports car, pickup truck and so on. [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130211/NEWS/130219898/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:35:11 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130211/NEWS/130219898/-1/blogs01 A: Matt, Pontiac is the “godfather” of the “tri-power” setup and the very first car that I can recall utilizing a three two-barrel carb setup. And, it was way back in 1957 that Pontiac introduced the engine on a 347 cubic inch V-8. This [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209668/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 4 Feb 2013 15:18:20 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209668/-1/blogs01 At this the Tacoma seemed to sulk a bit, and occasionally threw balky [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209669/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 4 Feb 2013 15:15:35 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209669/-1/blogs01 A: Ray, I receive several letters like your every year, and in your case, I’ll try to be as specific as possible. First and foremost, your 1968 Mercury [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130128/NEWS/130129206/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:01:31 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130128/NEWS/130129206/-1/blogs01 Like a good doctor’s prescription, the RX became the best-selling Lexus. And why not? It packaged Lexus strengths—sybaritic comfort, preternatural quiet, bombproof [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130128/NEWS/130129211/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:47:24 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130128/NEWS/130129211/-1/blogs01 A: Elwood, you win! Nash was the official pace car of the Indy 500 in 1947 and was driven by George W. Mason, president of Nash-Kelvinator. Mason was a marketing genius who utilized Nash automobiles in the “Superman” TV series, too.
As I’ve touched on in the [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130123/NEWS/130129693/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:45:03 By Dave Ramsey, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130123/NEWS/130129693/-1/blogs01 I’m a single mom with three young children. I quit my nursing job a few years ago to be a stay-at-home mom, and one year later my husband filed for divorce. The state isn’t keeping him accountable for child support, but now I qualify for food stamps. Do you feel it’s morally wrong to be on government assistance?
Rebecca
Dear Rebecca,
There’s nothing morally wrong with receiving food stamps, as long as you’re not lying about your income or situation in order to receive [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130123/NEWS/130129696/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:39:07 By Richard Montgomery, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130123/NEWS/130129696/-1/blogs01 Monty’s answer: Hello, Monte, thanks for your question. No one can put a sign up on your property without permission. My advice is to see, call or write to the neighbor and share your believe the sign is on the wrong property. After that conversation, your course of action will become clear. There are several different possibilities here, so approach [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130121/NEWS/130129913/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:37:16 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130121/NEWS/130129913/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130121/NEWS/130129914/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:34:17 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130121/NEWS/130129914/-1/blogs01 A: Roger, first and foremost, there were less than 3,000 Bricklins ever built during the car’s run from 1974 to 1976, with an estimated 1,200 still around. The car was the brain child of Malcolm Bricklin, noted in auto history for also founding Subaru of America distributorship -- not the design of the car. [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130118/NEWS/130118984/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:51:02 Lisa Depies http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130118/NEWS/130118984/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130117/BLOGS/130109386/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000 United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130117/BLOGS/130109386/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130115/BLOGS/130109387/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000 United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130115/BLOGS/130109387/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130114/NEWS/130119616/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:50:45 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130114/NEWS/130119616/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130114/NEWS/130119618/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:46:17 +0000 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130114/NEWS/130119618/-1/blogs01 A: Charles, I’d be glad to. The Muntz Jet was the brainchild of Earl “Madman” Muntz, who was one of Southern California’s best-known used-car dealers and a true [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130111/NEWS/130119787/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:22:04 By Eric P. Bloom, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130111/NEWS/130119787/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130110/BLOGS/121229438/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000 By United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130110/BLOGS/121229438/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130108/BLOGS/121229439/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 8 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000 By United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130108/BLOGS/121229439/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130104/NEWS/130109620/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 4 Jan 2013 13:39:03 Lisa Depies http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130104/NEWS/130109620/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130103/BLOGS/121129133/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 3 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000 United Soybean Board http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130103/BLOGS/121129133/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121228/NEWS/121229299/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:36:59 Lisa Depies http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121228/NEWS/121229299/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121227/BLOGS/121029215/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121227/BLOGS/121029215/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121225/BLOGS/121029216/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121225/BLOGS/121029216/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121221/NEWS/121229788/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:01:05 Lisa Depies http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121221/NEWS/121229788/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121217/NEWS/121219215/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:51:29 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121217/NEWS/121219215/-1/blogs01 This is the story of young Joe, a fun loving 21-year-old who is full of life, has lots of friends and is a good person. He also has a great collector car, a 1970 Challenger 440 Six Pack that he loves to drive.
Joe could be your friend, son, sibling, parent or your husband. He’s having a great time [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121217/NEWS/121219217/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:41:52 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121217/NEWS/121219217/-1/blogs01 Late last night, about 200 miles into a 300-mile flog, I realized I was having one of those ecstatic automotive experiences, a drive where time and distance telescope, leaving just the sensation of boring weightlessly through the night into a tunnel carved by powerful headlamps. It was a mostly [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121213/BLOGS/121029219/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Dec 2012 0:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121213/BLOGS/121029219/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121212/NEWS/121219699/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Dec 2012 9:49:27 By Dave Ramsey, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121212/NEWS/121219699/-1/blogs01 Our son is graduating from high school next spring. We’ve saved cash to pay for his first year of college, and we have enough in mutual funds to pay for another semester. When should we pull out the money to use for his education?
Denise
Dear Denise,
I wouldn’t touch the money until right before you write the checks. However, I don’t want you to follow my advice just because I said so. My mutual funds have made a little more than 16 percent this year. If they stay at that [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121211/BLOGS/121029220/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121211/BLOGS/121029220/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121210/NEWS/121219940/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:09:54 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121210/NEWS/121219940/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121210/NEWS/121219942/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:01:08 By Jeff Vrabel, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121210/NEWS/121219942/-1/blogs01 I [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121207/NEWS/121209340/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 7 Dec 2012 11:53:59 +0000 By Eric P. Bloom, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121207/NEWS/121209340/-1/blogs01 The previous paragraph may be a bit of a tongue twister and a [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121206/NEWS/121209496/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 6 Dec 2012 11:00:58 By Dave Ramsey, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121206/NEWS/121209496/-1/blogs01 I make about $70,000 a year, and I have $9,000 in student loan debt. I also have a car that would bring enough to allow me to pay off the student loans. Do you think I should sell?
Dave
Dear Dave,
Nice name! Seriously, there are two questions I ask when it comes to selling a car to pay off debt. One, is the value of your car and other vehicles—including motorcycles, boats and such— more than half of your yearly income? If so, then you have way too much money wrapped up in [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121206/BLOGS/121029221/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 6 Dec 2012 0:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121206/BLOGS/121029221/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121204/BLOGS/121029222/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 4 Dec 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121204/BLOGS/121029222/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121203/NEWS/121209852/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 3 Dec 2012 16:30:41 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121203/NEWS/121209852/-1/blogs01 A: Larry, the first consumer-available front-wheel drive, mass-marketed car came from the DKW F1 from Germany in 1931. Other German car producers, of which there were many back then, followed, as Stoewer later in 1931 offered a front drive. In 1932, the Adler car company released a front drive, followed by Audi [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121128/NEWS/121129321/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:45:33 By Dave Ramsey, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121128/NEWS/121129321/-1/blogs01 Is it a good idea for a married couple in their early 30s who have a lot of student loan debt to cash out one of their 401(k)s to pay it off?
Marcy
Dear Marcy,
No way! You never cash out a 401(k) or IRA to pay off debt, unless it’s to avoid a foreclosure or bankruptcy. Let’s say you take $50,000 out of your 401(k). Do you know what happens next? They’re going to charge you a 10 percent penalty, plus your tax rate. If you make $75,000 a year, that puts you in a 25 percent [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121127/BLOGS/121029224/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121127/BLOGS/121029224/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121126/NEWS/121129535/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:21:44 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121126/NEWS/121129535/-1/blogs01 A: Albert, it wasn’t until 1966 that the general public could walk in to a Dodge or Plymouth dealer and buy a Hemi right off the showroom floor. However, the 426 Hemi was produced by Chrysler for use in NASCAR racing, and appeared on the tracks in the 1964 Plymouth and Dodge lines. Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 in 1964 in a Hemi Plymouth Belvedere.
After [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121126/NEWS/121129536/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:17:57 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121126/NEWS/121129536/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121122/BLOGS/121029225/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121122/BLOGS/121029225/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121120/BLOGS/121119396/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121120/BLOGS/121119396/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121119/NEWS/121119233/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:37:52 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121119/NEWS/121119233/-1/blogs01 A: Lee, your friend is correct. But first, here’s my recollection of Tatraplan and what the company is up to today.
The first I ever heard of a Tatraplan automobile was 30 years ago from a legendary drag racer by [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121116/NEWS/121119365/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:05:51 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121116/NEWS/121119365/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121107/NEWS/121109385/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:29:34 +0000 By Dave Ramsey, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121107/NEWS/121109385/-1/blogs01 I recently got engaged. Is it OK for us to go ahead and combine finances and start working on a budget before we get married?
Adam
Dear Adam,
No, it is not OK to combine finances with anyone to whom you’re not married. And by “OK,” I mean wise. I’m happy that you’ve found love, but all kinds of things can happen before the rings are slipped onto your fingers.
I’m not wishing bad things on you, but what if you spend time paying off her debt, or vice versa, and then the [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121105/NEWS/121109662/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 5 Nov 2012 14:19:12 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121105/NEWS/121109662/-1/blogs01 The 2013 Escape is a vehicle that we actually want, not one we feel we should make do with. It might even seduce [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121105/NEWS/121109663/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 5 Nov 2012 11:11:01 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121105/NEWS/121109663/-1/blogs01 Q: Greg, I deal with vintage Jeep and Jeep history on a daily basis, and I’d like to further update some of your article’s notes. Explaining the history of the Willys/Ford/Bantam (Jeep) is very complex and gets confusing.
1. [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121029/NEWS/121029129/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:23:55 By Greg Zyla, GateHouse News Service http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121029/NEWS/121029129/-1/blogs01 A: Albert, the first commercial Jeep available to the public came in 1945, under the ownership of Willys-Overland and called the Willys Quad. The vehicle was an American Bantam design copy, and similar to its GP (general purpose) military version that found Willys winning a huge military contract in 1941. [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121029/NEWS/121029127/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:12:00 By Silvio Calabi, GateHouse News Service http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121029/NEWS/121029127/-1/blogs01 Today Bentley is a jewel in an [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121023/NEWS/121029757/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:23:54 By Silvio Calabi http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121023/NEWS/121029757/-1/blogs01 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121019/NEWS/121018903/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:34:55 +0000 By Eric P. Bloom, GateHouse News Service http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121019/NEWS/121018903/-1/blogs01 We all know that managers perform other department functions, such as defining department vision, defining and overseeing department [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121015/NEWS/121019436/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:14:04 By Silvio Calabi, GateHouse News Service http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121015/NEWS/121019436/-1/blogs01 Yes, a Porsche or a Ferrari brings with it the burnt-Castrol haze of hundreds of wins in decades of racing at the world’s storied tracks. Yes, most Japanese cars are pretty vanilla. (That’s what most people want.) But the exceptions are, well, exceptional. A couple of months [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121015/NEWS/121019439/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:07:53 By Greg Zyla, GateHouse News Service http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121015/NEWS/121019439/-1/blogs01 A: Gary, General Motors basically dropped the Olds because of declining sales numbers. That’s pretty much the same reason Pontiac fell by the wayside, too. Olds, however, was first to go in 2004 after several years of trying to prop up the brand with new marketing. [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121012/NEWS/121019620/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:17:17 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121012/NEWS/121019620/-1/blogs01 Nursing home tours will be given and will include visits to the renovated resident dining areas on the east and west sides, the main entrance, the social service and dietary office, the family room and the dietary delivery area.]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121008/NEWS/121009127/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 8 Oct 2012 11:47:56 By Greg Zyla, GateHouse News Service http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20121008/NEWS/121009127/-1/blogs01 I use the truck in the summer in Michigan and then the Buick in the winter while in Arizona. Both vehicles are in storage about six months a year, and I drive each one about 5,000 miles in that time period. Should I change oil just before I store them or let them sit and then change when I use them for the new season? [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20120928/NEWS/120928908/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:45:18 By Eric P. Bloom, GateHouse News Service http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20120928/NEWS/120928908/-1/blogs01 - People on the phone are probably multi-tasked, doing email or [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20120917/NEWS/120919125/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:14:43 By Silvio Calabi, GateHouse News Service http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20120917/NEWS/120919125/-1/blogs01 The novelty of specialty gas-electric cars has worn off, so now we can focus on them as transportation instead of mere marvels of engineering. As well, hybrid drivetrains have been put into many everyday cars, such as this Toyota Camry, which in addition to shutting off its gas engine at stops also has an ECO mode and even an “EV” switch for electric-only operation.
But in EV mode I [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20120917/NEWS/120919128/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:09:43 Greg Zyla http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20120917/NEWS/120919128/-1/blogs01 Our Cross Country had what my children referred to as the “way back seat,” where the flat “play” floor opened up to an extra third seat that was facing the back. Also, the door [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20120831/NEWS/120839824/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:28:23 +0000 By Eric P. Bloom, GateHouse News Service http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20120831/NEWS/120839824/-1/blogs01 That said, don’t underestimate the importance of staff meetings and the very positive effect they can have on the organization. These effects include improved department communication, psychological team building, and improved group productivity. From a communication perspective, staff meetings [...]]]> http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20120718/NEWS/307189837/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:21:35 http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20120718/NEWS/307189837/-1/blogs01 Verizon customers in Henry County experienced a service outage since just after 3 p.m., and a member of the company's tech team told the Orion Gazette that Verizon has no estimate of the time service will be restored.

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