Tarpon's best hope on issues are incumbents (St. Petersburg Times) The angst about Tarpon Springs' decision to allow a Wal-Mart Supercenter on the banks of the Anclote River still ripples through the community, but this election season, voters are mulling over other important issues....more...Buffalo teams would suffer under border law (The Buffalo News) WASHINGTON - Buffalo's two major league sports franchises will be endangered if the Bush administration imposes a passport mandate on travelers crossing the U.S.-Canadian border, Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, D-Fairport, warned Tuesday....more... Crowell & Moring Expands International Arbitration Practice With New Partner and Co-Chair Arif Hyder Ali (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of partner Arif Hyder Ali to the firm's International Arbitration Practice, which he will co-chair with partner Stuart H....more... Wyoming ready to compete for film dollars (Laramie Boomerang) Movie director Ang Lee scoured Wyoming prior to filming 2005?s ?Brokeback Mountain,? exploring the Big Horn and Wind River mountains for his movie that was set in Wyoming and adapted from Wyoming resident Anne Proulx?s short story of the same name....more... Quartetto Gelato brings chamber, classical, opera & beyond to Oats Park Art Center March 10 (Reno Gazette-Journal) The Churchill Arts Council will present a performance by the critically acclaimed ensemble Quartetto Gelato, in the Barkley Theatre at the Oats Park Art Center, 151 East Park Street in Fallon, on Saturday, March 10, at 8 P.M. Doors open at 7 P.M. and there will be a no-host bar. Tickets are $17 for CAC members, $20 for non-members and are available in Fallon at Jeff's Copy Express, Postage Plus ......more... Boston Globe Travel Show Brings the World to Seaport World Trade Center March 23-25, 2007 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) BOSTON----Featuring kayak and scuba diving lessons, a golf driving range, cultural performances, live animal demonstrations, and the best travel deals in New England, the 2nd Annual Boston Globe Travel Show offers something for everyone March 23-25 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston....more... Passport requirement could be a one-way ticket to disaster (Albany Times Union) In less than a year, if our vaunted Department of Homeland Security has its way, there will be no crossing the Canadian border without a passport. Only 7 percent of Americans and 9 percent of Canadians even own a passport....more... Tories warn of gunboats if American tankers allowed in N.B. bay (Boston Globe) If liquefied natural gas terminals are approved on the Maine side of Passamaquoddy Bay, gunboats escorting huge LNG tankers through Canadian waters will disrupt fishing and tourism, says a New Brunswick politician....more... Schumer Wants to Delay Passport Rules (AP via Yahoo! Finance) As the Buffalo Sabres prepared to play the Ottawa Senators Thursday, Sen. Charles Schumer wondered how many of the thousands of Buffalo-bound Canadian fans would be able to show a passport if asked at the border....more... |