The first day of the rest of the month: Happy April Fool's Day, or as we knew it in my family, The Father of Lies. I came from Christian snake handlers, and to them, pretty much everything was either "Satan" or "Sodom and Gomorrah." That was the simple binary through which we lensed the whole world. I eventually lost my faith in both God and snake handling (for spiritual purposes), although I still have kind of a warm, fuzzy spot in my heart for rattlesnakes. But what's bred in the bone is --
Cindy CashGeneral Motors' fight for survival is being watched closely in Kansas City, Kansas. The carmaker's Fairfax Assembly Plant pays millions in property taxes and, along with KU Med Center, is one of the city's largest employers.Fairfax survived a round of plant closures announced in June. The factory is relatively new and produces the popular Chevy Malibu. Fairfax workers are also building the new Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan.Cindy Cash, the president and CEO of the Kansas City, Kansas, Cha
​General Motors bought out 175 workers at the automaker's Fairfax plant, KCTV Channel 5 reports. The workers took the deal Monday; they were part of 6,000 buyouts.The New York Times says the struggling auto giant will shed another 7,500 by the end of the year. And the bleeding continues.
