Tag archive: News
A Question for Geeky Folk
Does this sound familiar? According to my Google Reader stats, I read over 19,000 articles of news, tidbits, posts and the like in 2010. By “read” I mean that they popped up, I skimmed over them and said, “Mark all… continue reading »
Daniels hasn’t heard of the Holiday Inn
I’m not sure how I feel about Mitch Daniels defending his use of the State’s airplane: Gov. Mitch Daniels on Monday defended his use of a state aircraft for a trip to Washington — a trip that was cut short… continue reading »
CNN: GOP Shoots Dems for Votes
According to this banner I snagged off of CNN’s Politics Page, the RNC and GOP is now resorting to just shooting all the Democrats that refuse to vote for McCain at the polls:
Something’s in the Air
Looks like we’ve found Indy’s strange odor. Now what do we do to get rid of it? Indianapolis’ Department of Public Works may have gotten to the bottom of today’s stink. According to an email sent from Indianapolis Downtown Inc.,… continue reading »
IUPUI Up and Coming
Hope IUPUI isn’t coming up too quickly. I’d rather not have to spend more time looking for a parking space than I already do. It’s nearly 40 years old, but with a wave of completed construction projects, IUPUI is an… continue reading »
The $8.5M Pay Raise
If you’re running for re-election, this ain’t a good way to win some votes: For 20 years, the state required some of its employees to work more hours than those in other state agencies yet paid them the same. Now… continue reading »
Generally Confusing
Today, 85,000 exotic, likely unemployed, people will emerge on the crusty side of Indy. The Star’s opening byline goes like this: Don’t be alarmed if you see a 6-foot elf walking around Downtown today. Gen Con, the convention for gamers… continue reading »
Death of the Newspaper
Over the past couple of days I’ve been reading a lot about the death of U.S. newspapers. Some analysts say that print is dead and we all should just move along to the Internet. Others say otherwise, like this guy:… continue reading »
Blog Indiana Blog!
Come August 16th and 17th, IUPUI will play host to the Blog Indiana conference. Registration is only $49 and the information presented evidently proves to be useful enough even to my employer. I’m earning comp time to attend the weekend-long… continue reading »
That explains a lot
I’ll leave you to write your own punch line for this one: WASHINGTON — U.S. exports to Iran — including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons — grew more than tenfold during President Bush’s years in office even… continue reading »