Posted by Tracy Coenen on March 31, 2008 · 40 Comments
Quite by accident, I came across a database listing teacher salaries and benefits for the metro Milwaukee area. The database allows you to enter any teacher or administrator’s last name, and see the value of their salary and benefits for the 2006-07 school year. This is all public information that is required to be made [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on March 31, 2008 · Leave a Comment
My article, Financial Statement Fraud in the Katrina Aftermath: A Whirlwind of Opportunities, was quoted on page 278 of the book Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases. That’s kind of cool, especially since I don’t think that’s ever happened before. I know that several of my articles are used in college courses on [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on March 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Welcome to the March 31, 2008 edition of carnival of fraud.
Note: Welcome back Wenchy! Happy to have you, as I love your blog. And you’re making up for lost time… thanks!
Wenchypoo presents Universal Health Care Blues: Patient Stacking posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket, saying, “It’s good to see you back in [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on March 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Last week on WalletPop, I was blogging about…
Can you get rich by blogging? – You can make money blogging, but the big bucks are reserved for group blogs run as businesses.
Condo market questionable for the near future – If you’re in the market for a condo, you might do better with a new condo.
Tax Freedom [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on March 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Yesterday there was a shameful protest in support of a man who, while drunk, stepped on the gas pedal of his car and dragged a Milwaukee police officer with the car. That police officer is lucky to be alive.
But the Hmong community feels sorry for the criminal, Koua Moua, who got a black and swollen [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on March 28, 2008 · 2 Comments
I just got the “Ad Review Center” option on my Google AdSense account, and I decided to give it a whirl. I have Google ads on two sites: this one, and Pink Truth (my public awareness campaign against Mary Kay Cosmetics and similarly abusive multi-level marketing companies and pyramid schemes).
I didn’t take my participation in [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on March 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Hat tip: Badger Blogger.
Posted by Tracy Coenen on March 28, 2008 · 1 Comment
Barb Bartlein is known nationally as “The People Pro“… offering advice and strategic assistance in dealing with people issues. She assists clients with management training, professional mentoring, and employee management issues. She’s a nationally syndicated columnist for The Business Journal, a successful author, and one funny lady. Her humor his lit up audiences [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on March 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Lena Taylor is an embarrassment in her current political job. She wants to raise all sorts of taxes, and wants to spring a bunch of criminals from jail. She wants to waste zillions of dollars on light rail that no one will use. She wants more sales taxes… effectively driving out even more businesses.
Here’s more:
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Posted by Tracy Coenen on March 27, 2008 · 7 Comments
From February 6, 2008 Usana Health Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) conference call, comments by CFO (who lied about being a CPA) Gil Fuller:
Now before I turn the time over to Dave, I’ll comment on our guidance. Yesterday in our press release we provided first quarter and full year guidance of 2008. Based on the current business [...]
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