https://miketowle.com/about/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/header1.jpgheader12026-01-17T08:11:36+00:00weekly0.6https://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/truck-competition-tightens-for-gm/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2012-chevrolet-caprice-ppv-photo-458222-s-1280x782.jpg2012 Chevrolet Capricehttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1995-chevrolet-caprice-classic-04-051-e1420539953141.jpg1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic-04-05https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1995-chevrolet-caprice-classic-04-05-e1420538967268.jpg1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic-04-05With sales of its Chevrolet Caprice slumping, General Motors Corp. has introduced a full-size, rear- wheel-drive "concept" car that could be offered as a replacement for the Texas-made sedan as soon as 1995.2023-04-13T05:45:27+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/design-work/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sears-home-services.pngSears Home ServicesWorked with development team to determine content opportunities for the home services page. Team implemented new content plans and did content development work.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/manuals21.pngManualsManualshttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mml11.pngManage My LifeWorked with outside agency, Think Inc., to improve content opportunities and content display on ManageMyHome site. Developed process and schedule for display of new content and hired team of new editors and writers to build out site for Sears.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ns-home.pngns homehttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/csnews.pngcsnewshttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mml1.pngmml1https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aolwireframe2.pngaolwireframe2https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aolwiredframe1.pngaolwiredframe1https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aol-news.pngAOL Newshttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cs-sports.pngCompuServe Sports2019-03-17T18:28:56+00:00weekly0.6https://miketowle.com/2015/01/11/justices-side-with-agency-in-haggar-case/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sup3.jpgSupreme CourtUnder customs law, an importer is entitled to tariff exemption for products assembled abroad from U.S.-made parts, but only if significant improvements are not made in assembly. 2015-03-16T21:42:37+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/02/01/ford-to-fire-first-salvo-at-gm-in-texas-with-suburban-competitor/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/suburban.jpgGMC SuburbanGM officials and industry analysts credit the new Suburban's aerodynamic design and carlike appointments - it offers front and rear air conditioning and heating controls - for helping it boost the size of its market. Photo: General Motors Corp.2015-03-16T21:41:41+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/02/02/taurus-explorer-fuel-increase-to-25-of-sales-in-north-america/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/15taurus_ltd_rbrd.jpg2015 Ford TaurusIndustry experts predict that Ford will win the coveted title, taking over first place with an aggressive leasing program and a $1,500 rebate it placed on the already hot-selling Taurus in December. Photo: Ford Motor Co.2015-03-16T21:41:19+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/03/16/eurofighter-aims-to-challenge-dominance-of-lockheed-jets/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/eurofighter.jpgEurofighterBritain has ordered 232 Eurofighters, Germany 180, Italy 121 and Spain 87. With 620 planes, the Eurofighter has the largest number of orders for any fighter in development. That can only help sell the fighter in countries that might question the cost predictions on a plane that now flies only as a prototype.2015-03-16T15:06:10+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/21/minivans-maneuver-for-maximum-profits/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ford-windstar.jpgFord WindstarWindstar takes on the aerodynamic shape that the Taurus brought to the North American market in the mid-1980s. Its front-wheel-drive design eliminates the interior drivetrain tunnel and allows Ford to provide passenger packaging not seen in its Aerostar, a good but not stellar performer. Photo: Ford Motor Co.2015-03-16T15:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/19/lockheed-chief-expects-jet-fighter-unit-to-take-off/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/f-117_front_view.jpgF-117AWidely publicized for its role on the 1991 Gulf War, Lockheed’s F-117A stealth fighter was developed at the company’s secretive Skunk Works, then in Burbank, Calif. Photo: U.S. Air Force 2015-03-16T14:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/cadillac-redesigns-fleetwood-for-big-car-enthusiasts/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-cadillac-ats-v-logo.jpg2014 Cadillac ATS-V logoCadillac's redesigned 1993 Fleetwood sedan offers luxury accommodations for six passengers in an enlarged interior. With a 121.5-inch wheelbase, the car is one of the longest made in America.2015-03-16T14:30:50+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/03/12/from-high-in-space-orbiters-may-guide-attack-on-iraq/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/u-s-space-command.jpgU.S. Space CommandU.S. Space Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command are at a facility built inside Cheyenne Mountain, near Colorado Springs. It is the former NORAD Combat Operations Center, built in 1961 to hide ballistic missile command operations during the Cold War.2015-03-12T18:09:09+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/21/gmc-breaks-out-of-the-mold/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gmc-trucks.jpgGMC TrucksGMC sales jumped 18 percent in 1992, with sales of its Jimmy sport utility vehicle improving 60 percent and sales of its flagship Suburban improving 180 percent. Full-size truck sales were up 21 percent for the year at GMC. Photo: General Motors Corp.2015-03-12T14:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/10/us-seeks-partners-to-share-in-250-billion-fighter-jet-program/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/f22-raptor.jpgF22 RaptorThe Pentagon is not alone in the search for partners abroad. The lucrative JSF contract has become the holy grail for Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co., which are two of nation's largest defense contractors and are competing to build the new plane.Each of the companies hopes eventually to sell many copies of the new plane abroad to lower costs and increase profits.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/i-0-joint-strike-fighter.jpgJoint Strike FighterJoint Strike Fighter. Photo: U.S. Air Forcehttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jsf1.jpgJoint Strike Fighter ProgramFor a $10 million investment, a country is allowed access to the development process and can determine whether the fighter will fit its needs. They have no influence, however, on design. Photo: U.S. Air Forcehttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jsf2.jpgJSF2The Pentagon is not alone in the search for partners abroad. The lucrative JSF contract has become the holy grail for Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co., which are two of nation's largest defense contractors and are competing to build the new plane.Each of the companies hopes eventually to sell many copies of the new plane abroad to lower costs and increase profits.2015-03-12T14:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/13/winning-on-and-off-the-field/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/emmittsmith-1-lg.jpgEmmitt SmithEmmitt Smithhttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jerryjimmy.jpgJerry Jones and Jimmy JohnsonJerry Jones and Jimmy Johnsonhttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jerry.jpgDallas Cowboys Owner Jerry JonesDallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Joneshttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jer.jpgDallas Cowboys Owner Jerry JonesDallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Joneshttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jerry-jimmy2.jpgJIMMY JOHNSON AND JERRY JONESJerry Jones' approach has always been to try and make each game a "mini-Super Bowl." He's added musical entertainment and made stadium improvements each year since he bought the team. 2015-03-12T14:50:16+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/03/12/high-court-hears-american-frequent-flier-case/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/american-airlnes-jet.jpgAmerican Airlnes JetThe court is expected to rule in the case by July. American began the AAdvantage program in 1981. It offers free tickets to air travelers who earn AAdvantage miles, either through flying on American or doing business with selected American associates, such as car rental companies or hotel chains.2015-03-12T14:49:53+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/u-s-considering-update-to-u2-spy-plane/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/u2.jpgU-2 Spy PlaneEven the youngest of the U-2s is expected to have reached the end of its structural lifespan around 2020.2015-03-12T14:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/03/12/u-s-missiles-rain-on-iraq-on-eve-of-impeachment-debate/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bill-clinton.jpgPresident Bill ClintonClinton called back attack planes last month after Saddam vowed to comply with U.N. inspectors. The president said he made clear "that if Saddam failed to cooperate fully, we would be prepared to act without delay, diplomacy or warning."2015-03-12T14:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/03/12/supreme-court-asked-for-help-in-ut-racial-diversity-case/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/university-of-texas-law-school.jpgUniversity of Texas Law SchoolThe high court has offered little hope in recent years for those who want to maintain affirmative action programs aimed at reversing the effects of past discrimination. Last year, the court imposed limits on affirmative action in federal contracts.2015-03-12T14:46:44+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/station-wagon-wages-a-comeback/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bmw-3-series-touring-rear.jpgBMW-3-Series-Touring-rearhttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bmw_5_series_wagon.jpgBMW 5 Series WagonAmong automakers standing behind their big wagons are Mercedes-Benz, BMW and General Motors. Photo: BMW2015-03-12T14:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/u-s-defense-firms-woo-old-foes/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/f16.jpgF-16 Fighting FalconU.S. defense industry officials are counting on another major factor to help them sell to Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic - the importance the three countries place on integrating their air forces with those of NATO allies.2015-03-12T14:21:11+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/03/12/4-high-court-dissenters-blast-texas-death-sentencing-law/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/justice-john-paul-stevens.jpgJustice John Paul Stevens"The situation in Texas is especially troubling," wrote Justice John Paul Stevens, whom Justices David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer joined in dissent.2015-03-12T11:15:19+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/02/26/congress-debates-sensor-rich-space-based-anti-missile-system/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/defense-satellite.jpgDefense SatelliteThe administration’s defense budget for fiscal 1997 contains no plans for developing a long-range anti-ballistic missile system. Clinton’s budget does call for spending about $2.8 billion on defenses designed to shoot down short-range missiles fired at U.S. troops overseas.2015-02-26T03:20:01+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/02/25/sensor-tech-leading-unmanned-fighters-into-battle/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/unmanned-fighter-jet.jpgTeranis from BAE SystemsSuch a plane would be highly maneuverable, less expensive than manned aircraft and capable of delivering high-tech weapons in even the most dangerous conditions. Rendering of Teranis from BAE Systems. Rendering of Teranis from BAE Systems.2015-02-25T18:29:17+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/exclusive-russia-testing-new-jet-fighter/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/f-22-raptor.jpgF-22 RaptorTo equal or surpass the F-22, the Russians would have had to have made significant advances in their fighter technology. Photo: U.S. Air Forcehttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/f22_raptor.jpgF-22 RaptorTo equal or surpass the F-22, the Russians would have had to have made significant advances in their fighter technology. 2015-02-25T11:52:39+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/epa-targets-trucks-for-tighter-emission-rules/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ford.jpgFORD F-150Texans bought more than 621,000 light trucks in 1997, tops in the nation. Photo: Ford Motor Co.2015-02-24T13:34:50+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/santas-gifts-enhanced-by-pentagon-technology/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/trident.jpgTrident SubmarineSonar, developed in part to hunt for submarines, has become the friend of many a fisherman frustrated with worm and bobber.2015-02-24T13:34:34+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/a-cat-can-order-viagra/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pharmacies.jpgOnline Prescription ConceptFor its part, the industry is trying to help consumers determine when a pharmacy is legitimate. The National Association of Pharmacy Boards now offers its Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites "seal of approval." 2015-02-24T13:12:19+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/truck-competitors-battling-for-sales/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2009_dodge_ram-pickup-1500_regular-cab-pickup_slt_fq_oem_1_300.jpg2009 Dodge Ram PickupWhile Ford, Chevy and GMC once ruled in full-size trucks, entries from Dodge and Toyota will fuel competition and maybe even force other companies to enter the battle. Photo: Chrysler/FCA2015-02-24T13:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/air-force-pilots-jumping-ship/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pilots-f-16.jpgF-16 PilotsThe Air Force has begun to give all its personnel more time off after lengthy assignments abroad. For example, a 90-day stay in Bosnia will now earn a two-week vacation upon return. A 45-day deployment will result in a week off.2015-02-24T13:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/06/electric-car-fuels-gms-dreams/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/volt2.jpgChevy VoltChevy Volt. Photo: General Motors Corp.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/volt.jpgChevy VoltThe car would run on 10-volt batteries - 32 of them - powering two motors for each front wheel. An "inverter" would convert the batteries' direct current to alternating current.2015-02-24T13:00:31+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/07/gm-puts-plants-in-competition-to-survive/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cars2.jpgGM Plants in CompetitionThe Arlington and Willow Run plants, GM sources and analysts say, are the subject of an internal review at GM to find out which facility could end up producing the company's full-size, rear-wheel-drive cars. Photo: General Motors Corp.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gmlogo.jpggmlogo2015-02-24T12:59:19+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/07/defense-merger-takes-flak/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ljv.jpgDefense MergerThe two defense companies said the Justice Department had informed them that it was ``fundamentally opposed'' to the merger.2015-02-24T12:56:04+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/07/sooner-quarterback-stands-ground-in-new-arena/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wattsx1.jpgwattsxhttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wattsx.jpgwattsxHe was raised by J.C. Watts Sr., a Baptist minister, now 71, and his mother, Helen, who died last year. The fifth of six children, J.C. was a likable, quiet youngster with a penchant for hard work, his father said.2015-02-24T00:37:12+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/07/some-northern-exposure-raising-revenue-at-justin-boots/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/boots.jpgJustin BootsJustin Bootshttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/janine1.jpgjaninehttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/janine.jpgjaninehttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/turnerjanine1.jpgturnerjaninehttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/turnerjanine.jpgJanine TurnerAnalysts estimate that Justin Industries' footwear segment will end the year with a 22 percent boost in footwear sales and a 26 percent growth in operating profits.2015-02-24T00:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/09/house-votes-for-say-on-sending-troops-to-balkans/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/balkans.jpgEUFORThe House rejected a fourth measure, 213-213, that would have formally authorized U.S. involvement in the NATO air strikes. 2015-02-24T00:31:03+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/09/experts-doubt-china-gained-from-work-with-u-s-aerospace-companies/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chinese.jpgLiu Yang, China's first female astronaut, waves during a departure ceremony at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu provinceThe controversy is rooted in part in the high cost of launching multimillion-dollar satellites.2015-02-24T00:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/09/missing-the-diagnosis/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/doc.jpgdocGiven the legal fears, some women's health advocates are pushing for clearer public health messages that warn women not to depend exclusively on mammograms.2015-02-24T00:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/09/my-kid-is-drug-free/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sup.jpgSupreme Court BuildingThe high-stakes legal battle that's emerging could affect students' rights not only in tiny Lockney, but all across the country.2015-02-24T00:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/09/are-saline-implants-safe/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fdabuilding.jpgfdabuildingMark Jewell, a California plastic surgeon who represented ASAPS at the hearings, called for a single consent form to be used nationwide. “We need something that is a plain English explanation for whatever the problems are that could occur,” he said.2015-02-24T00:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/09/cable-may-get-competition-bill-would-end-stranglehold/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/satlite.jpgSatelliteSatellite service providers such as DirecTV and EchoStar, the biggest satellite broadcasters, have tens of millions of subscribers across America.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cable-tv-and-satellite-services.jpgCable-TV-and-Satellite-ServicesRobert Rini, a Washington telecommunications attorney, said the measure should not only give cable televisions companies more competition, but also lower prices for both cable and satellite subscribers.2015-02-24T00:25:02+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/10/a-new-u-s-fighter-jet-could-get-a-big-boost-if-the-british-select-it/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jsf.jpgJoint Strike FighterLawmakers have been searching for ways to deal with the bills the Pentagon will face just after 2000 when it will attempt to produce three fighters at the same time, the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 stealth fighter and the F/A-18E/F. The combined cost of producing the Joint Strike Fighter and the other two planes has been estimated at $400 billion.2015-02-24T00:23:47+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/10/congress-kills-funding-for-b-2-stealth-bomber/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/b2.jpgB-2 Stealth BomberTen years ago, during peak production of the bomber - which was intended to drop nuclear weapons on the Soviet Union - the program employed almost 40,000 people.2015-02-24T00:21:38+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/10/part-time-jobs-hang-in-balance-in-ups-strike/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ups.jpgUPSTo meet its customers' demands for speedy movement of packages UPS uses the bulk of its part-timers to sort packages during four-hour time spans most often in the middle of the night.2015-02-24T00:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/10/house-bills-critics-fear-pension-raids/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/acme-brick.jpgAcme Brick Co.Acme Brick Co.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/justin-boots-2012.jpgJustin Boots 2012PENSION FUNDS are among the nation's largest investment groups and represent the largest single source of savings and capital. Fund managers, who are monitored by the government, make calculated assumptions on how much money they will need to pay pensioners.2015-02-24T00:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/11/a-team-for-all-seasons-cowboys-recruit-ex-player-to-score-on-ticket-sales/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/072214-sw-nfl-cowboys-newhouse-carries-ball-ahn-pi-vadapt-620-high-0.jpgRobert NewhouseImprovements on the field, in the front office and at the stadium have helped the Cowboys sell 46,000 season tickets so far this year - a 12 percent increase from the 41,200 the team sold last year.2015-02-24T00:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/11/lockheeds-stealth-fighter-doesnt-impress-soviet-mig-expert/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mig-31.jpgMiG-31The MiG-31 is a long-range interceptor designed to cruise over Soviet airspace and knock down enemy aircraft and cruise missiles. Dubbed "Foxhound" by NATO officials, it is the first Soviet plane to have a radar enabling it to shoot down aircraft outside the pilot's visual range. Photo: Russian Air Force2015-02-24T00:13:54+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/11/census-sampling-is-ruled-illegal-for-seating-congress/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sup1.jpgsupreme courtThe Census Bureau estimates that 4 million people were overlooked in the 1990 Census, primarily city dwellers, children, recently arrived immigrants, poor people, renters and members of minority groups. The estimated undercount represents about 2 percent of the overall population, including 4.8 percent of African-Americans and 5.2 percent of Hispanics. 2015-02-24T00:13:10+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/11/4-high-court-dissenters-deplore-texas-death-sentencing-law/2015-02-24T00:10:45+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/11/election-will-steer-nations-judicial-direction/2015-02-24T00:05:46+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/13/wheels-of-fortune/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bancke2.jpegBankeGeorge Banke's bikes are being ridden by some of the top cyclists in Texas and elsewhere, including several female riders who compete with Natalie Banke. https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bankeframe.jpgBanke FrameBetty Banke paints each bike in a base coat-clear coat process, the same used by most major automakers to produce glasslike finishes on cars and trucks.2015-02-24T00:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/13/steady-steering-for-cadillac/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/caddy-logo.jpgCadillac MotorsMotor Trend magazine named the Cadillac Seville Touring sedan the 1992 Car of the Year. Photo: General Motors Corp.2015-02-24T00:02:24+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/13/gm-unveils-brougham-at-new-york-auto-show/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cadillac.jpgCadillacCadillac. Photo: General Motors Corp.2015-02-24T00:01:40+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/13/cadillac-sales-team-has-touchdown-fever/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/texas-stadium.jpgTexas StadiumTexas Stadiumhttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/caddy.jpgCadillac CoupeYesterday's event in Texas Stadium drew more than 140 dealers from the Southwest region, which includes Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico. Photo: General Motors Corp.2015-02-24T00:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/14/air-force-blasts-gd-managers-for-f-16-production-woes/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/f-16-runway.jpgF-16 RunwayIn November 1989, GD acknowledged that F-16 production had fallen as many as 20 planes behind schedule because of production problems. The problems cost GD millions of dollars in delayed government payments, contract adjustments and overtime pay. Photo: U.S. Air Forcehttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/f-16.jpgF-16 Fort WorthIn November 1989, GD acknowledged that F-16 production had fallen as many as 20 planes behind schedule because of production problems. The problems cost GD millions of dollars in delayed government payments, contract adjustments and overtime pay. Photo: U.S. Air Forcehttps://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/f-16-in-fort-worth.jpgF-16 in Fort WorthIn November 1989, GD acknowledged that F-16 production had fallen as many as 20 planes behind schedule because of production problems. The problems cost GD millions of dollars in delayed government payments, contract adjustments and overtime pay. Photo: U.S. Air Force2015-02-23T23:58:35+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/14/a-giant-holds-on-by-going-to-pieces/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/csc.jpgCSCIn November, GD peddled the company’s computer operations – its Data Systems Division – to Computer Sciences Corp. of El Segundo, Calif., for $200 million. CSC has been operating the unit for GD as an outside contractor.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/trident-submarine.jpgTRIDENT SUBMARINEIf GD sells all the assets it has put on the block, it will go from an $8.75 billion company (by 1991 sales) to a $6 billion company - if its remaining businesses continue at their current sales rate, which is unlikely in today's defense spending climate.2015-02-23T23:57:39+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/14/marines-roll-out-newest-vehicles-including-v-22/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/v-22a.jpgV-22aThe V-22, being produced by Bell and Boeing Helicopters of Ridley Township, Pa., can fly twice as fast and twice as far as conventional helicopters. It will cut in half the time Marines need to reach the shore from a ship and allow the dispatch of troops from a greater distance.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/v-22.jpg110517-M-ED643-001The V-22, being produced by Bell and Boeing Helicopters of Ridley Township, Pa., can fly twice as fast and twice as far as conventional helicopters. It will cut in half the time Marines need to reach the shore from a ship and allow the dispatch of troops from a greater distance.2015-02-23T23:55:56+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/14/f-22-overruns-create-odd-blend-of-opponents/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/f-22-woes.jpgF-22At stake is the Air Force's 21st-century strategy, which was to combine the supercharged and highly capable F-22 with the emerging joint strike fighter, an aircraft now in development that is expected to replace the F-16 as the Air Force's primary air-to-ground workhorse. Photo: U.S. Air Force2015-02-23T23:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/14/faltering-falcon-f-16-accident-rate-rises-as-air-force-seeks-cause/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/falcon.jpgF-16The string of accidents began Oct. 22, when two F-16s collided in flight. One of the Fighting Falcons, flown by a student pilot, crashed and burned in the desert about 10 miles north of Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. The pilot ejected safely. The pilot of the other F-16 involved landed his plane and was not injured. Photo: U.S. Air Force2015-02-23T23:52:46+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/14/buckle-up-baby-on-flights-faa-urges/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aa2.jpgAmerican AirlinesFort Worth-based American Airlines also urges parents to use child safety seats on its flights, but it guarantees a seat for a passenger younger than 2 only if a ticket is purchased. American will offer a free extra seat to travelers with children if a seat is vacant.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/american-airlines1.jpgAmerican AirlinesFort Worth-based American Airlines also urges parents to use child safety seats on its flights, but it guarantees a seat for a passenger younger than 2 only if a ticket is purchased. American will offer a free extra seat to travelers with children if a seat is vacant.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/american-airlines.jpgAmerican AirlinesFort Worth-based American Airlines also urges parents to use child safety seats on its flights, but it guarantees a seat for a passenger younger than 2 only if a ticket is purchased. American will offer a free extra seat to travelers with children if a seat is vacant.2015-02-23T23:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/18/clinton-vows-support-for-new-air-force-fighter/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/clinton.jpgPresident Bill ClintonGEN John P. Jumper, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, escorts President William Jefferson Clinton upon his arrival to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 5, 1999. The president visited several European air bases to thank the troops (not shown) for their support of NATO Operations Allied Force and Shining Hope.2015-02-23T23:50:30+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/19/gd-talking-sale/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/f161.jpgF-16 Production in Fort WorthSome Wall Street analysts have been anticipating that GD would sell its fighter aircraft operations as the value of the company's stock has climbed more than 85 percent since Jan. 1, closing yesterday at $97 a share. Photo: U.S. Air Force2015-02-23T23:48:05+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/19/lockheed-gd-teams-study-sale-of-fighter-plant/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lockheed-martin_logo_medium.jpgLockheed Martin LogoLockheed, based in Calabasas, Calif., is also said to have requested personnel records on most members of the Fort Worth Division's management team.2015-02-23T23:46:01+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/20/gd-selling-lockheed-its-fort-worth-division-for-1-5-billion/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/f-16s-on-runway.jpgF-16s On RunwayGD's stock jumped $4.75 to close at $101 a share yesterday as Wall Street defense analysts began to speculate that the announcement of the deal was imminent. Trading in the stocks of both Lockheed and GD was stopped when the market opened this morning. Photo: U.S. Air Force2015-02-23T23:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://miketowle.com/2015/01/11/census-case-awaits-action-by-high-court/https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sup7.jpgSupreme CourtDuring his trial, Arthur Brown's attorneys, Tom Moran of Houston and Patricia Nasworthy of Menard, had asked the judge to let them inform the jury that a life sentence would keep Brown behind bars for at least 35 years. They also wanted to show evidence that convicted murderers, after such an extensive prison term, are unlikely to kill again.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sup6.jpgSupreme CourtThe prospect of Supreme Court vacancies is worrying some conservatives, legal experts say, because Republican presidents appointed the three jurists who are considered most likely to retire - Rehnquist, 72; Stevens, 76; and O'Connor, 66.https://miketowle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sup5.jpgSupreme CourtThe bureau's plan for 2000 calls for a traditional counting of about 90 percent of the population, conducted by mailing questionnaires to households and surveying door-to-door. 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