News?

I know that there have been newsroom cuts, layoffs, buyouts and other things at the Boston Globe.  The changing business of news has affected many newspapers in this way.  What saddens me is that instead of the remaining staff focusing on putting out good, quality news stories, they are pressed into things like blogging about [...]

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You might enjoy: FederalNewsRadio

I didn’t know I needed a federal news station, but I do.
NCMA started a weekly broadcast on contracting issues.  I went to the website and found not only that archived as a podcast (yea!) but other stories about which I care, like an explanation of who gets Inauguration Day as a holiday (very confusing), and [...]

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The Real Cause of Global Warming? The Sun.

The Army Research Office, bless their hearts, has released a study that blames global warming on the sun.  Neat.  (My tax dollars paid for this?) In case you wondered, the Sun is the object that warms and cools the Earth, so I guess it is ultimately responsible for warming.
Way more commentary on Wired’s National Security [...]

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Rising Food Prices

My grocery bill has gone up by over 20% in the last month. Filling my car’s gas tank crossed the $50 line for the first time this weekend. The home gas bill and electric bills have been on the rise, despite reduced consumption. I’m frugal by nature, so I gravitate towards [...]

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CNN gets the Duh! Award for the day.

In the article titled “Overpopulation could be people, planet problem“, part of their Planet in Peril series, CNN offers this as one of their article highlights:

Overpopulation will tax water supplies worldwide

Really? You just noticed?
Bah, go back to reporting on Madeline McCann and Phil Spector.

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