Ore. Senate debates ethics; trips out, but what about golf clubs? (The News-Review)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) Should a legislator who wins a golf club be required to give it back? How about winning a $50 raffle?...more...Ant and Dec cut (icWales)
IT DOESN'T look like Ant and Dec will be teeing off for the All Star* Cup golf tournament in Wales this summer....more... Editor's Picks (Aspen Daily News)
Combining soups, spirits and some classic cross-country skiing is an ideal way to spend a Saturday night, and the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club is making it happen this Saturday, Jan. 13, on the Aspen Golf Course....more... Shine a bright light on big cash bundlers Lobbyists should reveal source of real clout (Ann Arbor News)
The most pernicious aspect of the relationship between lawmakers and lobbyists doesn't involve skybox tickets or golf junkets. It centers on the role that lobbyists play in providing lawmakers with the campaign cash they need to survive. Lobbyists write their own checks, which must be disclosed....more... Local talent eyes classic spots (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI ? The 2007 Dubai Desert Classic (DDC) qualifying round, featuring the cream of talent from the Gulf region, is expected to produce an intense battle for dream tickets to the starting line-up for the European Tour event....more... Travel briefs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Tickets are on sale for the 2007 Wine & Chocolate Weekend on the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail, which was profiled in this space last fall....more... Clubs to offer Golf Fest tickets next week (Villages Daily Sun)
Hacienda Hills Country Club golf professional Robert Jacobus is asking golfers to come on and off the cart paths at different locations. ?We are asking people to scatter their paths instead of using the 90-degree rule,? Jacobus said....more... Wall, Ryuichi, Khodjasteh top (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI ? David Wall, Nojiri Ryuichi and Shahryar Khodjasteh emerged victorious in their respective divisions yesterday to earn rare tickets to the 2007 Dubai Desert Classic Pro-Am to be held at the Emirates Golf Club on January 31....more... The End Of Easy Money (Forbes)
No more parties, jets, sky boxes or golf junkets. The SEC's watching you...more... |