http://districtweekly.disqus.com/News, Arts, Entertainment & More for Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Costa MesaenSun, 06 Jul 2008 13:19:01 -0000http://thedistrictweekly.com/daily/writing-shotgun/p-t-ceos-firecracker-memo-is-a-dud-with-employees/#comment-1386539<p>Just when you think morale can't drop much lower, we get a memo like this. Looks like I'll be slingin' cocktails at Smooths by the end of the year. Ahh what the hell, at least it's more money....</p>PTerSun, 06 Jul 2008 13:19:01 -0000http://thedistrictweekly.com/daily/writing-shotgun/p-t-ceos-firecracker-memo-is-a-dud-with-employees/#comment-1386538<p>Looks like MediaNews Group is adopting the same fiscal philosophy as Long Beach's city government.</p>90277rulezonSun, 06 Jul 2008 11:13:13 -0000http://thedistrictweekly.com/daily/writing-shotgun/p-t-ceos-firecracker-memo-is-a-dud-with-employees/#comment-1386537<p>Singleton will sell the PT to Hurst and MediaNews will manage the Press-Telegram, just like the Breeze.</p><p>MediaNews in early June hired the Bain &amp; Company, a mergers and acquisitions company that used to be run by Mitt Romney !!!! .</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain_%26_Company" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain_%26_Company">http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bain.com/bainweb/home.asp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.bain.com/bainweb/home.asp">http://www.bain.com/bainweb...</a></p><p> The rumor was Molina was inquiring about the purchase. But a certain publisher recommended against it.</p><p>" ICEBERG DEAD AHEAD ! "</p>Ben DoverSat, 05 Jul 2008 18:52:56 -0000