Entries from March 2005

“I urge all those who honor Terri Schiavo to continue to work to build a culture of life where all [...]

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In the Grokster case, a lot of the entertainment industry’s argument seems to hinge on the idea that the companies [...]

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I was interviewing John Feehery, executive VP for the Motion Picture Association of America, for a story on Rep. Rick [...]

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Back in November 2003 I posted some progressive photos of Michael Jackson — photos showing him as a young kid, [...]

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I was surprised when I went once to The Ohio State University Medical Center Hospital and saw a sign that [...]

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A local school board got pretty upset at a reporter because he dared to talk to people in places other [...]

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Hug a copy editor today. :)

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Alan Moore’s V for Vendetta is an incredibly good novel. It’s a graphic novel — a large, adult comic if [...]

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From a AP story on teen cell-phone use: CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) — There were two things 11-year-old Patty Wiegner really, [...]

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I think it’s time to accept that Terri Schiavo is probably going to die, as the latest of seven years’ [...]

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From a CNN story on recycling sweat and urine into potable water, comes this must-appeal-to-worldwide-audience paragraph: Bottles of fresh water [...]

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Interesting bit of info: A couple of days ago, you could have used Accurint (owned by Lexis-Nexis) to find someone’s [...]

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You know a series of books has gone too far when the following comes out. (It was on the newsroom [...]

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My new camera is on its way via UPS. Obviously I can track it, but the only info I have [...]

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Referring to the Terri Schiavo case, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said, “We ought to err on the side of [...]

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It’s as if the news media is clueless when it comes to economics. A CNN story (and I’m sure there [...]

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So Orrin Hatch, the Utah Senator who is so in the pocket of the music and motion picture industries that [...]

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Doing a little research into how area codes and phone numbers are assigned, I was reading about the North American [...]

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…goes to Suzanne Wardle, an intern here at the paper. We were reading the blurb on the back of a [...]

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Since blogs got into the mainstream consciousness, the question, “Are bloggers journalists?” has popped up a lot. It’s being asked [...]

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