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Archive for March, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 More lakeside timeshares and more homeowners run out of time By Ian Mylchreest It’s a tale of two cities right now in Las Vegas. A trip down the Strip shows the one-company boom that MGM has created with CityCenter and now, reports the Los Angeles Times, Hilton will build the first of its Waldorf Astoria-branded timeshares at Lake Las Vegas. The project also includes 200 Hilton-branded timeshares.
That’s only renewed [...]
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007 Southwest starts to go the way of all airlines By Ian Mylchreest With those fuel hedges all gone and competition in the industry pretty tough, Southwest Airlines may be backsliding from its origins as the fair and friendly airline. In fact, it may start charging fees on small things just like all the others, reports USA Today.
CEO Gary Kelly is beating around the bush about having to [...]
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Monday, March 26, 2007 Monday Quick Hits By Steve Sebelius It’s time once again to start things off with our Political Pop Quiz. Today’s question: Where did New York U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton appear at a fundraiser hosted by Las Vegas Sun Editor Brian Greenspun at the tail end of last week?
a. Greenspun’s Green Valley home
b. Playboy Club at The Palms
c. The Four [...]
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Monday, March 26, 2007 Democrats and health care By Steve Sebelius A trio of things right off the top about the presidential candidates forum Saturday sponsored by the Service Employees International Union and the Center for American Progress Action Fund:
1.) New York Sen. Hillary Clinton can wow a crowd, and is probably going to win the Nevada Democratic caucus on Jan. 19.
2.) Former U.S. [...]
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Monday, March 26, 2007 This just in: Gibbons opposes lottery By Steve Sebelius Usually we have to wait for shadowy forces in the state Senate to kill a proposal to amend the state constitution and establish a state lottery, but today, it looks like Gov. Jim Gibbons has done that himself, releasing a short statement opposing a lottery. Here’s the text, with our helpful comments in italics for [...]
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Monday, March 26, 2007 Citigroup readies for big staff cuts By Ian Mylchreest The banking giant that has been working on cutting costs is looking to give pink slips to as many as 12,000 managers, reports the New York Times. The news comes as CEO Charles Prince finishes a tour of Asia where the bank hopes to expand.
The report does not specifically mention the bank’s Las Vegas operation [...]
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Sunday, March 25, 2007 Is this the end of the doggy box? By Ian Mylchreest The next big thing in fast casual dining may be smaller portions, reports the New York Times. T.G.I. Friday’s has launched "Right Size," which means portions about two-thirds of the usual gargantuan meals at restaurant chains.
It’s risky because others have tried similar downsizing and found that customers were not happy. Bigger mostly seems to mean better [...]
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Thursday, March 22, 2007 Is it being cynical if we’re really doomed? By Steve Sebelius If nothing else, a panel discussion sponsored by the Black Mountain Institute on Wednesday night proved one thing: There’s a whole hell of a lot to be depressed about.
Speaker after speaker told the same tale: The war in Iraq started bad, got worse and is descending even more rapidly from there.
We at Various [...]
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Thursday, March 22, 2007 The death of common sense By Len Butcher I rarely use other people’s words in a blog, but this came across my desk a few minutes ago and although the author is unknown, it so speaks the truth that I have to pass it on to you. It’s titled Death of Common Sense and is so fitting for the times in which we [...]
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Coming up By Steve Sebelius Bored? Looking for something to do? We at Various Things & Stuff have a couple action-packed events over the next couple of nights, just for you.
At 7 p.m. tonight, the Black Mountain Institute will be putting on the first of two events titled "The Vietnam War in Light of Iraq." A panel consisting of authors [...]
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