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AMTRAK’s Per-Passenger Subsidy Higher Than Cost of Airline Ticket from New Orleans to LA

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments

This morning, I went online and found I could purchase a one-way adult-fare airline ticket on Southwest Airlines that would allow me to fly from New Orleans to Los Angeles today for $405.  Similarly, I found I could purchase a ticket on Amtrak for $439 (morning departure) or $133 (afternoon departure).  The difference between these [...]

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Commercial Real Estate Next Big ‘Shoe to Drop’

October 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Describing it as a developing story, Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier just reported that President Barack Obama was briefed today about “the next big financial shoe to drop” — commercial real estate.  It dovetails perfectly with what I reported nine months ago in a post, Trendwatcher: ‘Crash of ‘09? Will Be Worst Ever, and portends [...]

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Travel Site Offers Top 10 Summer Road-Trip Destinations for Those Who Can Afford the Gas

May 12th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Hotwire.com used a news release today to announce its list of Top 10 summer road-trip destinations for those who can afford the gas:
1.  San Diego: This sun-soaked city in beautiful Southern California boasts some of the best beaches and includes the world-famous San Diego Zoo.  [BMW adds: And it offers visitors opportunities to see countless [...]

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Listen to My Latest on The Curtis Sliwa Show

February 17th, 2009 · No Comments

On Friday the 13th, I made my fourth appearance on The Curtis Sliwa Show, a nationally-syndicated radio talk show that airs weeknights on ABC Radio Network flagship station 77 WABC in New York City and is carried on stations in Boston, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, among others.
Host Curtis Sliwa and I discussed the passage [...]

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‘PET ROCKS’ to Return After 30-Year Hiatus

February 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments

PET ROCKS® are coming back after a 30-year hiatus!
One of the most endearing fads of the 1970s – the PET ROCKS® — will be re-introduced to the world by I-STAR ENTERTAINMENT, L.L.C., April 18-19, opening weekend of “Earth Week,” at PET ROCKS® Scavenger Hunts in nine locations in six major markets — New York, Chicago, [...]

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