The Seattle Times reports today on the latest expression of insanity by United Airlines. “Starting Oct. 6, most United fares will require a one- to three-night or weekend-night minimum stay,” according to spokeswoman Robin Urbanski.
They’re saying, don’t try to leave the town you have travelled to until we give you permission. It brings a whole new [...]
Archive for June 21st, 2008
United Airlines thinks it’s the boss of you
Posted in In the News, tagged travel, United Airlines on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Things we never considered about gasoline
Posted in In the News, Tucson, tagged gasoline, gasoline prices on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A friend at work told me about the dollar limits gas stations impose on purchases. He knows because he often needs to fill his thirsty 9-miles-per-gallon Chevrolet Surbuban. If you need a personal vehicle with a 6-liter engine you don’t have all that many choices, and a Suburban might look pretty good to you. The same is [...]
News, journalism, and Joe Biden
Posted in In the News, tagged Elizabeth Edwards, Joe Biden, journalism on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m on Joe Biden’s email distribution, and I got a note from his wife about an article Elizabeth Edwards, wife of presidential candidate John Edwards, wrote as an op-ed piece in The New York Times in April of this year. I’ve been a Joe Biden supporter for a long time, and I wish he were the [...]
