The 5 Spot- Weird News Edition
For some reason there has been a lot of odd news lately you might have missed with the inauguration festivities. 1. Italians have wagered billions of dollars recently on …
The News From Iraq
Arthur Chrenkoff, who has been gathering the under-reported good news in Iraq, ventures out into the sea of negativity that is the mainstream press to do a quick census. …
Dropping a dime
Today was, among other things, "Not One Red Dime" day. Timed to coincide with President Bush's inauguration, the Perpetually Indignant decided to "bring the retail establishment to its knees" …
There oughta be a law…
Tuesday morning, there was a rather nasty accident on I-93 South in New Hampshire. Right by the state line into Massachusetts a tractor trailer came around a bend, saw …
Inaugural price tag in line with history
NOW they tell us. Inaugural price tag in line with history Reuters news agency this week headlined a story, "Critics Say Bush Inaugural Too Lavish for Wartime," then quoted …
Semi Live Blogging the Inauguration
So maybe this isn't completely fair-- but someone how I'm not surprised. I turned on the TV to catch some of the inauguration coverage and my Tivo was tuned …
Inauguration 2004: Party Animals
Hell, no, I don’t want my money back! — A contractual obligation piece (3 of 7)
(This one is for Bill K. Bill, this was probably the meanest challenge of them all -- "make the case against President Bush's tax cuts." I've actually benefited from …
Doing well by doing good: A "contractual obligation" piece (2 of 7)
(Yes, I know before I said 6, and now it's 7. It turns out I'd overlooked Just Me's request. My apologies, especially since it's a slam-dunk easy one.) Just …
What's the Spanish word for "hack?"
I've commented before about how Lawrence, Massachusetts is probably the closest thing to an armpit in the body of MA. It's been known as a haven for drug dealing, …