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Archive for November, 2005
Wednesday, November 30, 2005 Las Vegas reads its way to tie with Texas city By Ian Mylchreest If you're interested in social capital, take heart from this survey that names Las Vegas, together with Fort Worth, as the equal 44th most literate places in the nation. We were edged out for 43rd spot by Anchorage, Alaska but they have plenty of winter to catch up on their reading.
Cities were ranked [...]
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005 Mayor bets on the Oscars By Ian Mylchreest With the Florida Marlins looking for a new home, Mayor Oscar Goodman is stepping up to the plate. He is all over today's USA Today making a pitch for the team to move to Las Vegas.
Much of what the mayor has to say isn't new. He sees a major league franchise as another step in [...]
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005 Forget about stopping illegal immigrants By Len Butcher The war of words continues over illegal immigration, centered mainly on those crossing the U.S- Mexican border. President Bush is caught in the middle, trying to figure out a way that will appease just about everyone, which everyone knows is impossible.
His goal is to catch more foreigners crossing the border while increasing the number of [...]
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005 TSA gets real at last By Ian Mylchreest The Transport Security Administration will announce later this week that it is relaxing rules about dangerous implements such as nail scissors and small tools, according to the New York Times.
The new rules are possible, says the TSA, because of improved screening and more secure cockpit doors. The government has collected tons of small tools [...]
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Please stay home if you're sick By Ian Mylchreest That's the advice public health experts give those suffering colds and flu, but the Los Angeles Times reports that many workers feel they cannot take a day off, even though they could be spreading germs to co-workers in the cold and flu season.
Top employees feel their organizations expect them to soldier on for the [...]
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005 The Duke of Bribes By Steve Sebelius Say one thing for now-former U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif.: He thought big.
While many politicians are willing to sell their souls and their offices cheap — think ex-Clark County Commissioner Erin Kenny on her knees begging for a mere five figures — Cunningham amassed bribes that total $2.4 million.
Now that's officer thinking, [...]
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Monday, November 28, 2005 Vive la difference By Ian Mylchreest Lots of people talk about the difference between the American and European economies: the different work ethics, the longer hours, our more flexible labor market.
Here, James Surowiecki explains how America and Europe have diverged in the last generation or two. And it's a pretty compelling argument.
It's not all about sloth or socialism. It is partly [...]
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Monday, November 28, 2005 Heads investment bankers win … By Ian Mylchreest If you're a shareholder and ever thought that you got a bad deal in a merger, take a look at this analysis in the New York Times.
Andrew Ross Sorkin asks the perfectly reasonable question: "Is there a better way to pay banks that advise the players in a large corporate merger? Recent mergers on the [...]
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Monday, November 28, 2005 As dividends slow, funds seek better odds By Ian Mylchreest Or should that be bettor's odds. A new report suggests that hedge funds, once thought a risky investment suitable only for the rich, are the new big thing for pension funds.
The much bigger share of pension funds going into hedge funds seems to be putting retirement money at risk and got started because those [...]
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Monday, November 28, 2005 Facts being replaced by opinion By Len Butcher “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the deliberate, contrived, and dishonest — but the myth — persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” — John F. Kennedy
Facts. That’s what the news [...]
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