Oil and Water
Mark Veverka of the
proposes that Congress could bolster the ol' federal coffers by charging for access to the
Ken Starr
report -- "given that sports, sex and financial news are the few things capable of making money on the Web."
That's fine with
Bob Metcalfe
, founder of
3Com
(COMS)
. The
Washington Post
reports that Metcalfe will soon be associated with the idea of "pay as you go" Internet use.
The
Los Angeles Times
peeks into
RDL Space's
latest project, launching the first "commercial satellite that uses radar to see the planet's surface through clouds, bushes and even darkness."
It must not be too hot in Hong Kong for
Starwood
(HOT)
. The company plans to open two luxury hotels in HK despite oversupply and the region's economic woes. In the
South China Morning Post
.
Shaw Communications
(SJR) - Get Report
is going digital in a deal struck with
CHUM
. The
Canadian Learning Television
and
Star
- the
Entertainment Information Station
will go digital beginning in 1999, reports the
Financial Post News
.
The government of Switzerland is counting on its neutrality to bring its flotation of the state-owned telecommunications company
Swisscom
through the negative waters of global stock markets. The
Telegraph
reports that the Swisscom floatation will be Europe's biggest this year.
There's no luck of the Irish for
Fruit of the Loom
(FTL)
. The
Irish Times
reports that "the future of up to 700 jobs in Donegal and Derry broke up without conclusion last night, as the Tanaiste, Ms. Harney and the chairman of Fruit of the Loom, Mr. Bill Farley, failed to agree on a way forward."
Technological research is flourishing in the incubator known as Israel thanks to the government's involvement, according to the
Chicago Tribune
.
Political Passings
The
Dallas Morning News
has the full story on the passing of
George Wallace
, the former Alabama governor.
Jessica Ledgerwood
, a 69-year old housewife from the town of Norman, Okla., has overcome a number of obstacles to get to the Democratic primary runoff -- death being the biggest. The senatorial candidate died of a heart attack on July 15, but was able to get enough votes in the Aug. 25 election to advance to the primary. Also in the
.
