| Ron Gettelfinger, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, is well and truly in the loop at the top of the US motor industry. A former chassis line repairman at a Ford factory in Indiana, the 65-year-old has led America's blue-collar automotive employees for eight years and has emerged from a catastrophic economic year as one of the most powerful men in Detroit. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
