| Group homes need a permit
Albany can and should require the property owner to go through the conditional use process before operating directly or indirectly any group home.Secondly, Albany can legally limit the congregation of convicted felons. Federal anti-discrimination law does not apply to convicted felons. While Albany does not appear to have such a law in place, it makes sense to regulate the deliberate concentration of convicted felons for their sake and everyone else's sake.Ultimately, the issue comes down to the question of whether or not the city cares about families and whether it really wants to protect and enhance the historic single-family areas. Most of the tools are already on the statute books. New ones could be added. The city should act.John Redmond Byrne, AlbanyOxford House helps peopleI am writing in response to the article in Monday's paper regarding the new Oxford House on Sixth and Ferry.
Live: Transcript from the debate
That includes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The African-American organization known as 100 Black Men of America. Also, our local Nevada partners in this: Impacto; the African- American Democratic Leadership Council; and, of course, the College of Southern Nevada. We have told the members of our vast studio audience here tonight that we cannot allow applause or any outbursts following the candidates' responses. We will open with a Q&A format, allowing for 90-second answers, lights will alert the candidates to the end of time; some 30-second answers; and then follow-ups at the moderator's discretion. Finally, for tonight's debate of the top three Democratic contenders, I am joined by my partner Tim Russert, our Washington bureau chief and of course moderator of “Meet the Press" on NBC; and Natalie Morales of “Today" on NBC, who will be handling some of the thousands of e-mail questions we've received over the past few days directed to the candidates.
Laws for dodgy brokers can't be fast-tracked
In November, NSW Fair Trading Minister Linda Burney unveiled a draft bill to reform the mortgage and finance broking industry in Australia. Under the reforms, brokers would be subject to a licensing process, in a bid to screen out operators with a history of dodgy lending practices. The reforms, drafted on behalf of all states and territories under a Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs (MCCA) agreement, will be voted on by the various Australian governments at a ministerial meeting set down for April or May. Ms Burney said the legislation would come into force at the end of this year, or early in 2009. Opposition fair trading spokeswoman Catherine Cusack slammed the delay, calling for both the meeting and the legislation's enactment to be brought forward.
Viacom Just The Tip Of The Iceberg That Is Our Permalance Society
The same thing applies in magazine publishing, where a freelancer can spend decades (if they're lucky!) contracted to produce a set number of pieces per year for a single title without receiving the benefits enjoyed by employees—Medicare, Social Security and unemployment insurance. Television and web properties grapple with the same issues. And if you're a business owner, how do you appease the IRS, your conscience and your advertisers all at the same time? Makes us want to take a nap. Tomorrow, we might, if we feel like it, take a peek at what it's like to freelance for the city's newspapers—the contracts, perks and pay. Magazines and television next! (Maybe. Perhaps we'll just hit snooze till three.) Either way, we'll be asking for your emailed stories about the state of contractorhood.
More than 20 Years in the Making
For an especially idiosyncratic trading week, the Dow rallied 0.9% (down 8.0% y-t-d) and the S&P500 added 0.4% (down 9.4%). The Transports surged 6.6% (down 2.1%), while the Utilities were smacked for 4.7% (down 10.1%). The Morgan Stanley Cyclical index jumped 4.3% (down 8.3%), while the Morgan Stanley Consumer index declined 1.3% (down 8.9%). The S&P400 Mid-Caps gained 2.0% (down 10.1%) and the small cap Russell 2000 rallied 2.2% (down 10.1%). The NASDAQ100 fell 3.1% (down 14.2%), and the Morgan Stanley High Tech index declined 2.3% (down 14.2%). The Semiconductors dipped 1.1% (down 13.1%). The Street.com Internet Index added 0.2% (down 11.4%) and the NASDAQ Telecommunications index recovered 1.1% (down 11.9%). The volatile Biotechs sank 6.5% (down 6.0%). Financial stocks went into panic melt-up mode.
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