Word of the day
‘Co-op’
Short for “cooperative,” an organization owned and operated for the benefit of its members. The Obama administration has signaled support for a network of consumer-owned nonprofit co-ops to sell health insurance in competition with private companies.
The list
10 well-known businesses that are actually co-ops, according to Hoover’s, Inc.:
* Ace Hardware
* The Associated Press
* Land O’Lakes
* Ocean Spray Cranberries
* Prairie Farms Dairy
* Sunkist Growers
* Sun-Maid Growers of California
* Swiss Valley Farms
* Tillamook County Creamery
* True Value
The number
$8.3 million
Amount Chicago says it will save through three reduced-service (a.k.a. “furlough”) days this year, the first of which was Monday.
Desperately seeking
Five hot Internet searches Monday, as tracked by Google Trends:
* “Dancing With the Stars 2009 lineup”
* “Hurricane Bill projected path”
* “Alyssa Milano wedding pictures”
* “Elisabeth Hasselbeck new baby”
* “Michael Vick 60 Minutes video”
What day is it?
Roses are red, violets are blue. We didn’t know Tuesday is Bad Poetry Day, and neither did thou.
