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Archive for November, 2005
Monday, November 28, 2005 Goodman for Senate '06 By Steve Sebelius
Run, Oscar, run!
That was our reaction after reading — in our friend and colleague Jon Ralston's Flashpoint in today's Las Vegas Sun, that Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is thinking of running not for governor, but for United States Senate.
And just who is up for re-election to the U.S. Senate? Our very own [...]
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Monday, November 28, 2005 Weekend reading By Steve Sebelius As students the Vegas Way of politics, we are naturally interested in the sub-study of Bill Walters. He's a one-man juice machine the likes of which we've rarely seen. To that end, the Review-Journal had a couple of must-reads this weekend that we commend to anyone who fell behind in their newspaper reading.
First, Adrienne [...]
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Saturday, November 26, 2005 And they're off! By Ian Mylchreest It's official, f rom coast to coast, the holiday shopping season has started.
In Las Vegas, the Review-Journal reports the usual stories of 5 a.m. store openings and (massive) loss leaders on home electronics.
Everywhere, there seem to be crowds who dedicate the day to spending money in as unpleasant a fashion as possible. A report [...]
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Saturday, November 26, 2005 Union organizes Starbucks employees By Ian Mylchreest With chants of "No latte, no peace," the International Workers of the World is trying to organize Starbucks staff in New York City, reports the New York Times.
Wait a minute! Is that the IWW?
The Wobblies, as they used to be called, were a radical union in the early part of the 20th century and [...]
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Friday, November 25, 2005 When is news really news? By Len Butcher When I heard that CBS News would love to get NBC’s Katie Couric to take over Dan Rather’s spot, my first thought was, “Does CBS want to lose even more viewers for its nightly news slot?” The reason I feel this way is that although Katie may be cute and perky, and the darling of [...]
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Friday, November 25, 2005 Big advertisers buy on blogs By Ian Mylchreest It may seem like a conflict of interest to tell you about this story, but … the New York Times is reporting that some big name companies are advertising on blogs.
Budget scattered ads for its treasure hunt Web site on 177 blogs because the company thought it was the best way to get at those [...]
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Friday, November 25, 2005 At last they've noticed us By Ian Mylchreest Las Vegas is apparently out-luxuriating Los Angeles. The Forum Shops are even more chic than Rodeo Drive, says a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Those high-rollers can apparently snap up a few thousand dollars of the world's finest red wine in a few minutes. Local restaurants with 50,000-bottle cellars have cleaned up the best from [...]
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005 T.O. out, and about time By Len Butcher Finally some good news from the world of sports with regard to one of its stars. Like the turkey you’ll all be having tomorrow for Thanksgiving, Terrell Owens is done — at least with the Philadelphia Eagles.
As you know, he has been nothing but a pain in the butt to the Eagles brass, their [...]
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005 Experts read the Fed's tea leaves By Ian Mylchreest Now that the Fed's latest minutes are out, they are being scrutinized for some sign — some augury — about the future of interest rates.
A comment in the minutes from the bank's last meeting that the traditional guidance about raising rates "would have to be changed before long," has set off a flurry of [...]
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005 Happy Thanksgiving By Steve Sebelius We at Various Things & Stuff will be taking Thanksgiving off to eat various things and stuffing, so you'll be blogless for the holiday. Have a great holiday, and we'll see you on Monday.
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