Author: Jack Lail

  • Best cities list needs a reranking

    How does Charlotte top this list? And Chattanooga come in No. 3. And Asheville, NC. No. 7. And Knoxville at 85th? That’s a rank ranking of the best places to live.

  • That’s not a hole in your pocket, it’s a gas pump

    You think gas is high now. Here’s oilman T. Boone Pickens’ prediction: Fast Company: What will happen in the next five years?Pickens: Demand will go up, and price will go up. Fast Company: Take a stab at what we’ll be paying at the pump in five years. Pickens: Oh hell, that’s so far out. Maybe…

  • The Lake Wobegon audience

    Nielsen’s @Plan: Those who visit newspaper Web sites are more likely to have household incomes greater than $100,000, when compared to people who visit other sites online. Those who visit newspaper Web sites are also more likely to be in professional/managerial positions. Newspaper Web site visitors are significantly more likely to seek out political/campaign information…