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Archive for December, 2005
Monday, December 5, 2005 Walters: When will it all end? By Steve Sebelius What in the hell is going on here?
That, dear readers, is the only possible reaction to the latest revelations about golf course developer Bill Walters, who’s had more sweetheart deals in this town than the U.S. Air Force has bombs. And, for the life of us, we just can figure it out.
First, let’s [...]
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Monday, December 5, 2005 Porter restores honor and dignity to Congress By Steve Sebelius We note that our friend and colleague Erin Neff, the Review-Journal’s political reporter, talked with U.S. Rep. Jon Porter about returning money donated by some of the more felonious fellow members of his Republican Party.
(Porter has taken lots of money from indicted U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay and confessed bribe-taker, former U.S. Rep. Randy “Duke” [...]
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Monday, December 5, 2005 Icahn makes his move on hotel chain By Ian Mylchreest Corporate raider Carl Icahn has declared his intentions for Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Inc., reports the Toronto Globe and Mail.
He will pay $40 a share to acquire 51 percent stake and control of the company. He wants to force Fairmont to sell to a larger operator, which can “take advantage of economies of scale,” [...]
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Friday, December 2, 2005 Feds to toughen immigration enforcement By Ian Mylchreest Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is promising to toughen immigration enforcement. The New York Times reports the federal government is planning to provide stronger enforcement of immigration laws.
The new effort focuses on a more efficient system to check ID documents for citizenship and immigration status so that employers would not continue to hire illegals.
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Friday, December 2, 2005 Flexible labor market boosts Silicon Valley By Ian Mylchreest Turns out its not just the chardonnay and the hot tubs that keep things churning in California.
Three economists now have empirical evidence, reports the New York Times that the labor market is more flexible in California and that has helped Silicon Valley maintain its innovative edge over other technology centers, even Boston’s Route 128.
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Friday, December 2, 2005 Kill the killers By Len Butcher
This past week has seen a rash of killings, not by criminals, but by the government, as executions have been carried out around the country. On Monday, a man was put to death in Arkansas for killing a teenager by slashing her throat with a box cutter. This was followed Tuesday, in Ohio, when [...]
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Thursday, December 1, 2005 Could it be a better brokerage? By Ian Mylchreest Did 6 or 7 percent seem like a lot to sell your house? The Los Angeles Times reports that a new outfit in California thinks so too.
At least the owner is betting that a combination of low commissions and full service plus a Web portal will be a winning business model. Veteran realtor Hal Ellis [...]
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Thursday, December 1, 2005 Random thoughts for Thursday By Steve Sebelius Some random thoughts for Thursday:
• FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said this week the government should consider imposing decency standards on cable and satellite television broadcasters if they don’t improve their record on racy content.
“You can always turn the television off and of course block the channels that you don’t want, but why should [...]
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