Catching up on Dave Nelson news from all over:
--Credit Suisse First Boston analyst D.N. comments again on Kraft and Oscar Mayer;
--in Holland (Michigan) D.N. continues to push for legislation to allow private companies, including the office furniture industry, to compete with Federal Prison Industries for contracts;
--in Miami, regional SEC director D.N. is mentioned in an article about the shutdown of an Orlando investment firm that, according to the agency, had raised some $16.5 million since 2000 "by preying on blacks, Christians and professional football players." (Headline: "SEC sacks Florida firm.")
--Idaho rancher D.N. favors selective hunting of wolves to keep them honest: "They need to learn they will pay a price if they come out of the woods to kill cattle. The way it is now, they're half-domestic. They're real brassy."
--and in Marshall County, South Dakota, the board approved travel expenses for weed board members including D.N. to attend the annual weed conference in Mitchell Feb. 19-20.