I have a brand new thing to be grateful for today. There is a new, locally owned, organic dry cleaners now in Las Vegas! I’m so happy about it I’m willing to plug it on the blog for nothing in return. It’s owned by this sweet couple who have been in the dry cleaning business…
The Nevada Conservation League has put out their report card for the 2007 Legislature. (They don’t have it up on their website yet, but the link gives you an idea of past results.) It’s a nice piece of work the NCL puts out every session and another good measure of our local legislators in the…
Talk amongst yourselves: What do you think about this ad, modeled after the ubiquitous Mac campaign, promoting progressives? (Thanks to the Gleaner for making me hip to this.) Props to Erin over at the Nevada Conservation League for her post on eco-friendly Thanksgiving action. Just had to give a shout out. (And major props for…
It seems like there’s a giant pile of things that are about to fall off the desk if I don’t at least give ’em a mention … so here ya go, in no particular order: The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of So. Nevada is hosting a Democratic presidential candidate debate tomorrow (Thurs.) at the…
I remember when, as a reporter for The News, I learned about a nonprofit program that taught underprivileged youths a new skill: washing driveways and parking lots with water pressure. I remember thinking, “Whaaaa? We’re in a desert and THIS is the great SKILL you’re teaching our underprivileged youths?” I wondered why we progressive types…
“Tis the season.” Or so it goes. Anymore “the season,” which is to say the mass-consumer-materialism-orgy that is Christmas starts two weeks before Halloween — if not earlier. Already, the big-box chain stores are launching their holiday ads with “wishlists” and celebratory “magic.” The whole buy-Buy-BUY part of Christmas is vulgar to me. But I…
While I HATE Walmart, I understand that for some people it’s the only choice. In a city like Las Vegas we have lots of shopping choices, but when I go visit my family on the farm in Illinois, their closest grocery/department store and pharmacy is a Walmart. And to tell you the truth, if Walmart…
The water committee’s meeting has been rescheduled to 2p.m. tomorrow (Oct. 31). So there’s still time to scare them into shape on what’s the right thing to do. — Emmily Take it away Erin from the Nevada Conservation League: Tomorrow, the Las Vegas Valley Water District’s Rates Citizen Advisory Committee will hold their final meeting…
I love this article from the Wall Street Journal. It basically says that Walmart is suffering as the market changes away from their grotesque model. Essentially, quality is finally trumping cheap for the average American consumer. We just might make it after all. — Emmily
This is a spin-off blog to Emmily’s previous blog about sexist ads. Mainly covering overtly sexual ads for cologne, her blog “These Misogynist Ad Boys Can Suck It!” brought up the valid point that we “can’t boycott everything.” Indeed, we can’t. We have to buy lattes, crappy plastic products, gas, wine, tuna, home goods and…
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