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Archive for October 5th, 2005
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 ABC, CBS better make a move By Len Butcher ABC newscaster Peter Jennings died Aug. 7. For several months previous to his death, Charles Gibson, he of “Good Morning America” and Elizabeth Vargas have been sharing the fill-in duties until a successor is named. It seems a little strange, and I’m sure uncomfortable for the millions who watched Jennings nightly, that no-one has been [...]
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Sighting By Steve Sebelius So just what were Gov. Kenny Guinn and university Chancellor Jim Rogers talking about over breakfast at the Four Seasons hotel today? Their meeting happened two days after would-be governor U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons dropped by Rogers' office to talk education (read — beg Rogers to stop saying mean things about him). Could Guinn have [...]
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Carter versus Ensign! By Steve Sebelius Democrats may have found their candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by incumbent John Ensign in the person of Jack Carter, the 58-year-old son of former President Jimmy Carter. The Review-Journal's intrepid Erin Neff broke the story today.
Carter, a Las Vegas resident since 2003, told Neff he decided to run after the [...]
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Mo' districts By Steve Sebelius Clark County Commissioner Yvonne Atkinson Gates wants to expand the commission, from seven to nine members, by adding two brand-new districts. She says its to keep district populations from getting too far out of whack during the 10-year period between the Census and redistricting.
According to the Review-Journal, Gates' district has 207,300 people, while Commissioner [...]
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Phoenix-Area Real Estate Market Thriving By Dave Berns "All eyes are on the Valley's housing market, but last week's record sale of two Camelback Esplanade office towers managed to turn some heads," reports today's Arizona Republic.
"General Electric Asset Management sold two buildings at the southeastern corner of 24th Street and Camelback Road - one of Phoenix's most desirable addresses - for $155 million [...]
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Toyota Buys Interest in Subaru Maker By Dave Berns "Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to buy an 8.7 percent stake in rival Japanese automaker Fuji Heavy Industries, the maker of Subaru cars, from General Motors Corp. for about $315 million, officials from the companies said Wednesday," reports The Associated Press.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Prudential Equity Fires Equities Research Team By Dave Berns "Prudential Equity Group fired technical analyst Ralph Acampora, a 15-year veteran of the firm known for his prediction that the Dow Jones industrial average would reach 10,000, and shut his department to cut costs," reports Bloomberg News.
"Research has diminished as commissions paid to trade securities declined and firms settled regulators' allegations they published biased analysis [...]
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Computer Techs Descend Upon Louisiana to Repair Katrina Damage By Dave Berns "In Louisiana and Mississippi, Katrina initially knocked out 2.8 million phone lines, more than 1,600 cellphone towers and more than 420,000 cable-TV connections that also can serve as Internet links, according to the Federal Communications Commission," reports today's
Seattle Times.
"In some areas, the wireless networks hastily formed by geek volunteers served as a stopgap [...]
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Fuel Costs Could Hurt Holiday Retail Sales By Dave Berns "A pair of recent sales forecasts show this year's domestic holiday spending will grow anywhere from 5 percent to 7 percent from last year's nearly $415 billion total," reports today's Las Vegas Review-Journal.
"But that expansion could be dampened by shoppers' responses to rising fuel costs, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and potentially early winter weather [...]
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Philadelphia to Build Wi-Fi Network By Dave Berns "Philadelphia yesterday announced a plan to build the biggest municipal wireless Internet system in the nation, the latest of a growing number of cities to treat high-speed Web access as a basic municipal service like water, electricity and trash collection," reports today's Washington Post.
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