‘Unlimited’ Vacation Gains Popularity |
Widow of Steve Jobs Steps Into Philanthropy Spotlight |
The Coolest Astronaut in History |
Accessory Makers Break Free from Apple |
US Mint Stops Dollar Coin Production
Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 14 December 2011 10:16 AM
The US Mint is giving up on the latest incarnation of the dollar coin. The Wall Street Journal says it will not produce any more “dead presidents.” I’m not quite sure why the director of the US Mint didn’t call me for advice. I would’ve told him: if you want a dollar coin to take hold, you have to phase out the paper dollar bill, like Canada did.
SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
Email this story
Enter address below to get the morning headlines in your inbox (more details)
New on the Blog
What if ‘In the Papers’ Became ‘In the Women’s Magazines?’
Ali Wentworth asked Pat to do a NY1-style summary of some headlines from Cosmo and Self magazines during their Q and A.
- 5/16 Memo to Women of NYC: Topless OK
- 5/21 ‘Monstrous’ Twister Devastates Oklahoma
- 5/10 Attention-Grabbers Top Most Popular Name List
- 5/20 ‘Unlimited’ Vacation Gains Popularity
- 5/9 McDonalds Kidnapping Tweet: Tacky or Nice
Favorites
U.S. Newspapers
- USA Today
- Wall Street Journal
- New York Times
- LA Times
- New York Daily News
- New York Post
- Washington Post
- Chicago Tribune
- Houston Chronicle
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Dallas Morning News
- Boston Globe
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Cleveland Plain-Dealer
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Kansas City Star
- Miami Herald
- San Jose Mercury News
- Baltimore Sun
- Denver Post
- Seattle Times
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Oklahoman
- Detroit News
- Boston Herald
- Omaha World Herald
- Commercial Appeal
International Newspapers
- International Herald Tribune
- The Times of London
- The Guardian
- The Daily Mail
- The Australian
- Irish Times
- Straits Times
- South China Morning Post
- The Times of India
- The Globe and Mail
blog comments powered by Disqus