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Obama economic plan aims for 2.5M new jobs by 2011- President-elect Barack Obama promoted an economic plan Saturday he said would create 2.5 million jobs by rebuilding roads and bridges and modernizing schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars.
Bush urges countries to avoid protectionism- President George W. Bush, attending his final global summit at a time of severe financial crisis, urged other countries on Saturday not to repeat mistakes that turned a similar calamity seven decades ago into the Great Depression.
Obama moves quickly to fill Cabinet positions- President-elect Barack Obama has moved with unusual speed to select officials for his administration, and senior Democratic officials say he intends to name Timothy Geithner as his treasury secretary as soon as Monday.
- The family of a college student who killed himself live on the Internet say they're horrified his life ended before a virtual audience, and infuriated that viewers of the live webcam or operators of the Web site that hosted it didn't act sooner to save him.
Army wife accused in arson that killed her 2 kids- An Army wife accused of setting her apartment on fire botched an attempt to collect on her husband's $400,000 insurance policy when he survived and her two children died instead, a federal prosecutor said.
Nepal's Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate- A Nepalese teenager revered by many as a reincarnation of Buddha has returned to the jungle to meditate after emerging for less than two weeks, officials said Saturday.
- Britain is considering a ban on "happy hour" discounts at bars and restaurants to curb drinking, a spokesman said Saturday, as health advocates warned that a rise in liver-related deaths among young people may signal a future epidemic.
- The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator.
- A college student in southern China was bitten by a panda after he broke into the bear's enclosure hoping to get a hug, state media and a park employee said Saturday.
- With two moves, the New York Knicks created salary space for a premier free agent and playing time for Stephon Marbury.
Minnesota Acts on Congressional Entrepreneurship Resolution
Congress is not the only national entity drawing attention to the subject. "Tough Choices or Tough Times," published by National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), states that with growing global education and skill levels, the only factors justifying higher wages in the
"Ideas are the lifeblood of an entrepreneurial economy. Imagine the impact we would make on the creative mindset of future Minnesotans if each student had the opportunity to learn entrepreneurial skills in school," said BestPrep's President and CEO,
Kaitz is the founder of BestPrep, a 32-year-old nonprofit organization whose mission is to best prepare Minnesota students with business, career and financial literacy skills. BestPrep will send volunteer entrepreneurs to speak in Minnesota classrooms throughout NEW.
Recent Gallup research featured in the new book The Entrepreneur in Youth by William B. Walstad and Marilyn Kourilsky, highlights the need for entrepreneurial education. Sixty-five percent of high school youth showed great interest in entrepreneurship and wanted to start their own business. More than eight in ten (81 percent) of the general public and (88 percent) of business owners thought it is important for the nation's schools to teach about entrepreneurship.
Minnesotans are encouraged to discuss the importance of entrepreneurship this week with family and in the classroom. Educators are invited to contact
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