In December 2008, I published a post about so-called “red-light cameras” soon after they were installed in the St. Louis area and, less than a month later, after they were given the old “heave-ho” in Pinal County, Ariz. Today, I share news from Los Angeles’ KCET about the business of red-light camera tickets. It will, [...]
Do Costly Red-Light Cameras Make Us Safer?
January 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Tags: · Arizona, corruption, Do Costly Red-Light Cameras Make Us Safer, kcet, Los Angeles, Missouri, pinal county, red-light camera, snake oil scam, speed camera, St. Louis, traffic photo enforcement, traffic ticket
Blogger Approached About Appearing in Documentary Special About Militia Movement
December 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments
What is it with me and this bond I seem to have with the militia movement? On March 18, I was inspired to write and publish a mostly-humorous post under the headline, Yikes, I Might Be Part of the Militia Movement! The inspiration came in the form of news that the Missouri Information Analysis Center [...]
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AMTRAK’s Per-Passenger Subsidy Higher Than Cost of Airline Ticket from New Orleans to LA
October 28th, 2009 · 5 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 · 2 Comments
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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Listen to My Latest on The Curtis Sliwa Show
February 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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 [...]
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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, [...]
Tags: · 1970s, 70s, boston, Chicago, earth week, fad, i-star entertainment, Los Angeles, New York, pet rocks, pet rocks scavenger hunts, philadelphia, toys r us, toys r us stores, Washington D.C.
Will ‘Bradley Effect’ Benefit John McCain?
October 17th, 2008 · 5 Comments
In a post three days ago, I asked a question — Will Obama Be First Arab-American President? — none in the mainstream news media have dared to address. It followed my reading of a Wisconsin-based writer’s claim that, if elected, Barack Obama will be the nation’s first Arab-American president. Today, I ask another race-related — [...]
Tags: · african-american, ann coulter, Barack Obama, bradley effect, california governor, first arab-american president, food insecurity, Front Page Magazine, John McCain, Los Angeles, los angeles mayor, Mainstream News Media, McCain, news media, Obama, Political Correctness, political graffiti, Polls, Racism, Senator McCain, tom bradley
