Hey Hey, My My

Published 6:50 pm Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Hey Hey, My My

Veteran rocker Neil Young on Tuesday endorsed a digital music format that delivers much higher fidelity than the heavily compressed format sold at Apple’s iTunes store.

Downloading one song would take about 30 minutes, or almost as long as one of Young’s guitar solos.

Stimulus shock: A much-ballyhooed electric-car factory in Indiana has gone bust, in a cautionary tale for states eager to throw money at high-tech manufacturing jobs.

The Hoosier State enthusiastically invested in the electric-car company despite the fact that its product seats only two, goes only 65 mph and costs more than a brand-new BMW 328i. On hearing that, Nigerian scam artists put Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels on speed dial.

Here’s six bits, dear: Lawmakers in Olympia on Tuesday shelved legislation that would have allowed restaurant owners to pay less than the $9.04 minimum hourly wage to workers who receive tips.

Based on the war stories we’ve heard from folks in the restaurant industry, The Buzz thinks Olympia might consider doubling the minimum wage during early-bird dinner service.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff