Posted on February 15, 2008 by newsdirector
LEAVE IT AS IS! The ordinance has gone before everybody and their mother, and nobody except Councilman Scott Gruendl wanted it changed until a small group decided to try and get the ordinance repealed. Chico Mayor Andy Holcombe told the KPAY Drive at Five AFTER the group FAILED to get it repealed that he would like [...]
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Posted on January 30, 2008 by newsdirector
Read the article below and tell me what you think.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The city that popularized the fast food
drive-through has a new invention: 24-hour medical marijuana
vending machines.
The Los Angeles Herbal Nutrition Center installed pot machines
to give medical marijuana patients a dose of convenience with their
grass. There are now three so-called P-V-M’s in [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2008 by newsdirector
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – Fred Thompson is quitting the presidential
race, with a string of disappointing finishes for his efforts. The
Republican actor-politician is wrapping up his bid after finishing
third in South Carolina. The former Tennessee senator has not said
if he will endorse any of his former rivals.
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Posted on January 21, 2008 by newsdirector
Working at a News-Talk station is interesting…you get to listen to talk show hosts bash the media and news coverage while you’re preparing newscasts for the top and bottom of the hour. I’ve always thought it was somewhat a conflict of interest to have a News-Talk format.
Rush started it all with his “drive-by media” rants. What many [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2008 by newsdirector
I haven’t made many posts recently due to a heavy work load. However, I will be updating this blog more often with reports and opinion. In the meantime, feel free to check out KPAY’s new blog site at www.newstalk1290.wordpress.com There are no opinion blogs, but it gives the reader/listener a chance to comment and discuss.
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Posted on January 17, 2008 by newsdirector
It’s not up to me, it’s up to South Carolina. Republican presidential hopeful Mike
Huckabee says the decision on whether to fly the Confederate flag should be made by state officials. Huckabee stumping in Myrtle Beach, says the Government has no business getting involved in disputes over the flag. He also said that if somebody came to [...]
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Posted on December 24, 2007 by newsdirector
Posted on December 21, 2007 by newsdirector
After CIGNA Health Insurance allegedly flip flopped on it’s decision to pay for 17-year old Nataline Sarkisyan’s liver transplant, the Los Angeles teenagers family says it will sue the company.
Attorney Mark Geragos said he also plans to ask the L.A. district attorney to press
murder or manslaughter charges against CIGNA.
Accordingto the Associated Press, Geragos says [...]
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Posted on December 13, 2007 by newsdirector
The long awaited Mitchell Report looking into Major League Baseball players abusing performance enhancing drugs has been released, and there are no surprises in it. However, I am shocked at the extent of the problem. One part of the report claims a clubhouse executive looked the other way after a shipment was received, and another [...]
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Posted on December 5, 2007 by newsdirector
After forwarding a hoax e-mail suggesting Barak Obama is a Muslin who wants to destroy the United States, a Hillary Clinton volunteer is stepping down. Judy Rose forwarded the e-mail to eight people, according to The Associated Press. Ironically, one of the recipients was a Chris Dodd Supporter who posted the email on a liberal blog. [...]
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