Feature obituary, September 18, 2006.
I was proud to have written Jacques Downs’ obituary. Some people don’t like to write obits, but I was glad to give the Downs family a public memory of their father and grandfather. The man lived a great life, too, which was certainly worth telling the world about.
Larry King will be hosting a special program about New York firefighters after 9/11. Check it out tonight at 8:00 p.m. on CNN.
This may just be some of my innate libertarianism speaking, but President Bush said that extending the Geneva Convention rights to suspected terrorists would hinder the war on terror.
If the people we’re holding are terrorists, we should expose them and try them in our courts and put them in our jails. President Bush says we [...]
E. coli, the deadly bacteria usually found in raw, processed meats, has appeared in, of all things, bagged spinach. At press time, 10 states had reported E. coli cases already, with more outbreaks possible.
Stores have begun to systematically purge their shelves of the leafy green vegetable after federal health officials said simply: “don’t eat bagged [...]
It’s in every garage, tool shed and project room. Every grandfather keeps it handy when the old chainsaw or snow blower needs to be cleaned. It’s been around for over 50 years, has over 2000 uses and over 100,000 members in its own fan club.
WD-40. Chemically, it is a mixture of aliphatic petroleum distillates and [...]
The mid-week market rag will focus on one topic this week, the Hewlett Packard scandal.
In a way, Enron and WorldCom closed a chapter in the corporate world book by taking everyday corruption and turning it into something far, far worse.
Thus, they ruined it for everyone else that only wants to be a little corrupt. Federal [...]
Position: Design Editor
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As design editor of one of New England’s best college newspapers, my team of 10 designers work with the staff to create a professional-grade weekly newspaper.
Apple has announced its new line in the dominant iPod series and plans to distribute Walt Disney Company’s Disney, Pixar, Touchstone and Miramax line via direct download on iTunes.
Among the new additions to the technophile’s sweet tooth, an 80gb iPod for $349, a thinner iPod Nano with 24 hours of battery life, and a teensy [...]
Today’s date raises different emotions out of each person.
For some, the only reaction is sadness. The loss of a relative, friend or colleague due to the attacks of September 11, 2001 have made some of us numb.
Some of us feel anger and outrage and a desire for revenge.
Still some of just don’t feel anything.
I organized [...]
MySpace is hosting a sneak preview of Sunday’s season premier of The Simpsons. Click the image to check it out.
