http://www.vbvw.com The Very Best and The Very Worst . . . of everything Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:04:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en VBVW for July 4, 2008: Hit You Where You Live • The Very Best Fifteen hostages held by Columbian guerillas were saved in a daring rescue. French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans were among those flown to safety when captors thought they were being helicoptered to a meeting with rebel leader ... http://www.vbvw.com/2008/07/04/hit-you-where-you-live/ VBVW for June 27, 2008: Time Heals, Though Not Really • The Very Best Kids will have to walk farther to school as districts cut back on bus service due to the high cost of fuel. At first this seems like a Very Worst, but it's really a win win: burn less ... http://www.vbvw.com/2008/06/27/time-heals-though-not-really/ VBVW for June 20, 2008: The Rain In Plains • The Very Best Two former managers at Bear Stearns have been arrested for securities fraud. Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin are the first Wall Streeters to get busted for taking part in the subprime mortgage crisis, and we can only hope they ... http://www.vbvw.com/2008/06/20/the-rain-in-plains/