| DOTC exec counters Arroyo on NBN 'flaws'
An official of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Monday said there are "no intrinsic flaws" in the national broadband network (NBN) deal amid allegations that the project was overpriced and full of irregularities.
Undersecretary Thompson Lantion contradicted words from President Arroyo who said over the weekend that she was told of flaws in the NBN project only on the eve of its signing last year.
On behalf of DOTC Secretary Leandro Mendoza, Lantion, who is also chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), said that the department made all the necessary steps in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the project.
Lantion, who was with Mendoza's office when the project was being negotiated, said that the NBN deal went through studies by the Department of Justice, Government Procurement Board and an international firm which helped in examining its comparative pricing.
Frank’s part of local folklore
Frank Smith of Franks Lakeview Inn and Anchor Club looks out over Lake Belton from the inns patio in May 1988. Nita Smith, Franks wife, said her husband was a visionary when it came to making decisions about their restaurant, eventually building it with a view of the lake. (Telegram file photo) .
60,000 caught by speed cameras
And then, the idiots cry "won't somebody think of the children". Classic. Actually you should be trotting out the 'protect us from terrorists' - that's the excuse de jour. I'm in favour of all bad driving being identified and prosecuted through the courts. Lots more to say but I don't want to get into the speed camera debate. [italic]BTW, I have a clean driving licence.[/italic] .
Ballard Denny's site spared from demolition: It's a landmark
I do associate it with the neighborhood, personally, and I think a lot of other people do, too," board member Tom Veith told a room packed with more than 70 people at the end of a hearing on the nomination. Most other board members also singled out the building's significance as a neighborhood landmark at the corner of 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest Market Street, rather than a notable work of architecture, and the board voted 6-3 in favor of designation, which blocks demolition. John McCullough, the lawyer representing the building's owners, expressed disappointment at Wednesday's decision. "We think it's a victory of sentimentality over the laws under which this board is supposed to operate," he said. The next step will be for the board to consider specific controls and preservation incentives for the building.
Dells may change sign ordinance for sword store
The sign would continue to use the existing canopy, although its design would be changed and the posts holding it would be encased in stone. Assistant Public Works Director Chris Tollaksen said in order to approve the sign, the BID needs to ask the city council and its legislative committee to approve changes in the ordinance. Because the current sign ordinance restricts the size of letters, Tollaksen said the BID committee could not approve it unless the council changed the ordinance. The committee could approve the structure of the canopy, he said.Under the current sign ordinance canopies are prohibited unless they were up before the ordinance was adopted. Members of the committee questioned whether the city wants to move towards eliminating canopies or whether it should allow them to continue.
High-rising fuel prices not likely to deter travel
Be prepared for long lines at the airport this Thanksgiving weekend. Despite high fuel prices, travel experts expect travel on the road and by air to be up this season. "Come prepared. Have patience," said Janet Nelson, owner of Jade Travel. "It's the busiest travel weekend of the year." .
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Something to say cheese about
In Burgundy, which reminded them of the flat land of their own region, they met women producing cheese in small thimble shapes. "These gals made a delicious boutons de culotte - literally trouser buttons," says Hanley, for serving as a nibble before dinner with sparkling wines or cocktails. Though the traditional boutons de culotte is made from goat's milk, the women were using Holsteins crossed with Ayrshires, similar to the Santoses' herd. Hanley, a former golf course consultant who still speaks with the honeyed accents of her native Alabama, says at first she didn't realize they were onto something. But Karl Santos, she says, knew right away. "We thought bite-size [cheeses] would be a niche," he says. Back home, the work began. The brothers had sold their life insurance policies and Hanley and her husband, Leo Brooks, put in money to raise the $150,000 they needed to begin.
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