News & Politics

Candidate to become 1st black Ala. governor faces opposition from entrenched black leadership

In a Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 photo, Artur Davis, a Democratic candidate for governor, speaks during a news conference at the Embassy Suites hotel in Montgomery. Barrack Obama's presidential victory offered hope for African-American politicians in the South, where Davis, his Alabama campaign chairman, wasted little time in launching a bid to become the state's first black governor. But he is fa...

First outing of 2010

First outing of 2010 Singapore, 2nd January 2010. We decided to start off 2010 by chilling out in an uber cool bar that had disappeared for a few months only to resurrect at 41A Neil Road. We were relieve to find that the new DMYK had retained its distinctive style & decor. It may end our dry spell for classy bars. Can one expect pizzazz from a bar with techno jazz? Yes! I swore I was in t...

dick, we know your xmas wasn't as great as you wanted it to be

It's been a long while on this blog since I've weighed in on national political matters. But I must add my voice to the outrage over Dick Cheney's attacks on President Obama. This guy Cheney really is a piece of work. A jetliner coming in on a transatlantic flight is targeted by a lone would-be suicide bomber on Christmas Day and all he can do is attack the President. He is more concerned with ...

Cities, counties take back corporate tax breaks (AP)

Cash-strapped communities have a message for corporations that promised jobs in return for tax breaks: A deal’s a deal. As the economy sputters along, municipalities struggling to fix roads, fund schools and pay bills increasingly are rescinding tax abatements to companies that don’t hire enough workers, that lay them off or that close up shop. Read more of Cities, counties take back corpora...