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Monthly Archives: May 2007

Pyle on war

No journalist has ever captured the reality of war like Ernest Taylor Pyle, who lived — and died — among the soldiers he covered. From [...]
May 27, 2007 | Posted in: Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

TWC: Giving up corporate pork

This week’s column is about my recent decision to give up corporate pork. After I wrote the column, I had the pleasure of attending quite [...]
May 26, 2007 | Posted in: Columns, Economy, Environment | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

TWC: Number crunching

This week’s column is a bit of a hodgepodge — numbers on ethics filings, the pace of legislation and a tidbit from the budget debate. [...]
May 19, 2007 | Posted in: Columns, Current Events, Morning Post, Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Sunday Morning Post

Good morning. Happy Mother’s Day. Bit of flooding here in the Piedmont. Been a rough spring for the coast. Still is. Big political story making [...]
May 13, 2007 | Posted in: Current Events, Morning Post | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Budget countdown

Tonight, in order to meet the constitutional requirement that the budget be voted on in two separate days, the state House is staying past midnight. [...]
May 10, 2007 | Posted in: Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Beginning of the end game

Round Two. House passes Iraq funds bill Bush would veto. This WaPo story reminds me of something I heard last month during a discussion about [...]
May 10, 2007 | Posted in: Current Events, Newspapering, Policy, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Sunday Morning Post

Election 2008: America Changes the Channel With all the horserace coverage outside of Kentucky you have to imagine that the major media — the 24-hour-feed-the-beast [...]
May 6, 2007 | Posted in: Current Events, Morning Post | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

TWC: Maybe we should all go pro

Maybe we should all go pro. When it comes to sports, this is that time of year I most dislike. This is when those thin [...]
May 5, 2007 | Posted in: Columns, Current Events, Polls | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink