Show notes (July 14, 2008)
This morning on Reason, I discussed the ongoing fight between Mayor Byron Brown and the Buffalo Police Union. First the mayor wanted to curtail spending by limiting the number of…
Weekly update for July 14, 2008
News, notes and necessities items of interest the week of July 14, 2008 an occasional update from me, Scott Leffler News: This week’s edition will be short, as the upcoming…
Ventura to announce whether he’ll run for Senate on Monday
According to CNN’s web site, Jesse Ventura will be on Larry King Live on Monday, to announce whether he’ll seek the Independence Party nomination for Senate in Minnesota. I gotta…
Niagara Politics …
A few things worth noting: Got an email from Don Hobel, candidate for State Senate. He told me the turmoil in the Democratic Party (including the whole nose tweaking fiasco)…
Burger Time = Fun!
For those who haven’t visited the forum … or who haven’t checked out the arcade in the forum, I wanted to let you know, I’ve been wasting a lot of…
Ventura to run for Senate?
According to Newsweek, former governor, former wrestler, and former Dialog and Reason guest Jesse Ventura is now mulling over a new job: US Senator from Minnesota. Ventura, whose eclectic jobs…
Obama decides against Nascar sponsorship
From the USA Today … NASCAR’s BAM Racing team has presented Barack Obama’s presidential campaign with a potential sponsorship deal in the Sprint Cup series later this year, but it…
RIP Tony Snow
According to FOX, Tony Snow, the former White House press secretary and conservative pundit who bedeviled the press corps and charmed millions as a FOX News television and radio host,…
Maziarz speaks up on PCB plan
State Senator George Maziarz, who many of my listeners encouraged on Thursday to fight a plan to bring PCBs to Niagara County, has come out against it, according to the…