Our local paper is chock full of less than stellar news today. Let’s just post all that brings me way down. 1) The front page is nearly entirely committed to a murder of a 28…
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What’s as American as Apple Pie? Concussions in Sports
Are you ready for some footba…er, brain trauma? This story in the HT, Concussions no laughing matter in football, is timely. I was biking through our local park last night, beautiful weather; a little breeze,…
Errant Eye: News Capture 8/25/11
In “What Caught My Eye” this morning: 1) As it’s “back-to-school” time here in Bloomington and IU is abuzz with horribly inattentive drivers this piece on school debt might be of interest. From Bryce Covert…
“Right-to-Work” Legislation: Same Shit, Different Century
A couple of weeks ago Andrea Neal, who is, I suppose, Indy’s version of a local Weekly Standard columnist, offered a propaganda piece about “Right-to-Work” legislation in the HT. She begins with some “headlines” that purport…
A Talent for Business, From Parables to Lemonade Stands
I was saying to our illustrious Web Content Editor the other day, “It’s sad that it took me until age 40 to give a shit about the way human life is organized and managed in…
Sunday Round-up: “NO!” to National Bloviators; Local Call to Stasi Collaborators
A few news items and editorial pieces in the HT drew the urge to comment and so instead of trying to sound the depths of one story or one topic culled from our local paper…
Hoarding Cash While Sustaining Joblessness: Corporate Designs on Cheap Labor
Today’s HT (and yesterday’s, and the day before that…) set me off. Look: Unemployment rate up in Monroe County, state Fact check: Recession is culprit in high US debt Recession taking toll on US children…
School Reform is Redistribution, Isn’t it?
From the Huffington Post today, in an article titled “Superintendents Sound Off On School Reform at Harvard Conference“: In the eyes of Indiana State Superintendent Tony Bennett, America’s schools can only improve by taking on…
GOP Agenda Myths: Torts, and Schools, and Elections, Oh My!
In section E of today’s HT, the “Speed Read” section, which offers “capsules” of news-wire stories, printed this headline, “Most malpractice cases don’t pay.” You can’t read the whole AP piece in the paper or the…
Evaluating Valuation: Millions for Business and Games, Hundreds for Kids
I will give props where due even if what I’m giving props about is unintentional. In today’s HT on page A3 there are two stories headlined and their juxtaposition will tell you all you need…