Month: September 2005

[From the diaries by susanhu. A must-read / must-bookmark / must-discuss grand and disturbing work by Spiderleaf.]I’ve been watching the “reconstruction” efforts, the press conferences, the misinformation, the...

Tropical Storm Rita is a potential  new hurricane or storm possibly headed for New Orleans by this Saturday. That’s what i have read anyway. I have read that any storm could devastate the city with flooding. It...

Over the years I’ve taken some pretty polarizing positions on issues compared to the mainstream. These issues include domestic violence, reproductive rights, social services, and medical care for all. I’ve belonged...

Raw Story spotted this list of famous New Yorkers’ salaries in the latest issue of New York Magazine. “Money [getting paid fairly] is a sign of respect,” said Jean Enerson, a female TV news anchor in Seattle,...

I couldn’t believe the headline in today’s Scotsman: “Illiteracy and cheating rife at [Glasgow University].” SCOTTISH university students have been accused of missing classes, passing off copied...