Sean McLaughlin

Dec 2, 2024 | freemarketfoundation.com | Sean McLaughlin |in Edinburgh

This article was first published by BizNews on 20 November 2024Many believe it was a mistake for the Democratic Alliance (DA) to join a coalition with the African National (ANC) in the Government of National Unity (GNU). In the national election of June 2024, the ANC and the DA achieved 40.18% and 21.81%, respectively. The ‘mistake contention’ may prove correct, but it is too soon to tell. Modest progress by 2029 may see the essence of the GNU survive into a second term.

Oct 29, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Sean McLaughlin

Share PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It looks like our high on this “Fall-like” Tuesday will be 79 degrees, which we hit at 1:09 a.m.!! A little bit of rain greeted the cold front that passed through the Valley overnight, but the most measurable rain was confined to the northeast corner of the Valley, with just under a tenth of an inch near Fountain Hills. Yavapai County had many spots with well over half an inch of rain.

Oct 10, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Sean McLaughlin

Share PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Dancing colors in the night sky may be visible to Arizonans again on Thursday night, if you get far away from city lights and have a clear view of the horizon. This will mark the second time this week parts of the aurora have been documented this far south. NOAA’s Space Prediction Center has issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday and Friday due to unusually high solar activity from the surface of the Sun.

Oct 4, 2024 | tvnewscheck.com | Sean McLaughlin

It’s the time of year local stations have come to dread: putting together the financial plan for next year. It’s the one time each year we’re forced to deal with what’s changing in our industry, and this is the one we’ve all been eyeing for several years. It’s shaping up exactly as predicted, which is to say brutal. But the decisions we make this year will have a profound impact on our news operations for years to come. Future viability may very well depend on the choices we make right now.

Sep 18, 2024 | dailyfriend.co.za | Sean McLaughlin

*This extended essay is a longer version of an article I previously published in Business Brief in July 2024****The challenges facing South Africa seem crippling. They may feel like a sailboat facing the headwinds of a lethal South Atlantic storm. Yet there is a way to sail through the storm fast and reach the port. Approaching the storm, the sailors mistake berg economic tailwinds for headwinds.