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Archive for September 19th, 2005
Monday, September 19, 2005 This just in! By Steve Sebelius The state Tax Commission today voted unanimously (with one member abstaining) to ask the state Taxation Department to investigate the Las Vegas Monorail, with an eye toward whether the monorail's exemption from state sales tax is justified. Tax Commissioner George Kelesis publicly questioned whether the monorail should enjoy the exemption, since millions were paid to [...]
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Monday, September 19, 2005 Weekend update By Steve Sebelius Weekend update
We at Various Things & Stuff flew north this weekend, to attend the Nevada Press Association convention at Lake Tahoe. (We did win an award, for our columns that previously appeared in the Review-Journal, but it was third place, and that doesn’t really count.)
Our point is that we were unable to read and [...]
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Monday, September 19, 2005 Changing faces By Len Butcher ;\
Tired of being obese? No problem. Gastric bypass surgery will have you looking like “The View’s” Star Jones in a jiffy. Thin, almost cruel-looking lips? Ever heard of collagen shots? Droopy eyelids, no cheekbones, Robert Redford wrinkles? Take a short walk through the Yellow Pages and there’s an answer for all under the heading Cosmetic [...]
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Monday, September 19, 2005 Nevada Tax Limit Plans Receive Little Support from Gubernatorial Candidates By Dave Berns "Just one of the six expected candidates definitively supports the Tax and Spending Control proposal. And none supports the Proposition 13-style proposal to cap property taxes," writes today's Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Monday, September 19, 2005 TV's Jethro Talks of Beverly Hillbillies Casino By Dave Berns "Baer vows to break ground by next June on an $80 million, 240-room hotel-casino somewhere in the Carson City-Douglas County area that will be called Jethro's Beverly Hillbillies' Mansion and Casino. He has been trying with no success since 1989 to build a casino based on the TV show theme," writes the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Monday, September 19, 2005 Katrina Could Persuade Greenspan to Halt Interest Rate Hikes By Dave Berns "But a main argument for the Fed to stay the course is the concern that high energy costs, made worse by the killer storm, could filter down and affect the price of all kinds of things. Broader inflation could follow," writes The Associated Press.
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Monday, September 19, 2005 Chinese Enterpreneur Tests Limits Within His Country By Dave Berns "Phoenix is the only private television network in China allowed to broadcast news in Chinese, a privilege that reflects the warm relationship Liu has cultivated with party leaders. But on the phone that day in January, he defied the authorities and quickly approved the Zhao story …," writes today's Washington Post.
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Monday, September 19, 2005 More Trump On The Way By Dave Berns "Donald Trump and Warner Music Group have reached a wide-ranging deal to launch Trump Mobile — a suite of products that includes ringtones, video ringtones and Trump wallpaper for cellphone screens," writes today's New York Post. (Registration required to access full story. No fee.)
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Monday, September 19, 2005 High-Profile Manager Leads Katrina Recovery By Dave Berns "Police officers, relief workers and medical personnel flock to him to shake his hand or pose for pictures. One by one, U.S. senators fight their way through the crowd to congratulate him for his efforts," writes the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
"His aide, Lt. Col. Richard Steele, constantly fields e-mails on his Blackberry for interview requests. Vanity [...]
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