“Items” style posts – short takes, gathered a few at a time, collected, collated, curated
Shy of a Load It’s December, and for a month I’ve avoided writing about the state of national politics. Other blog-columnists are doing a good job. I’d do fine, but I have nothing to add that’s different. Until today? Yes, as it’s not me opining. This is reporting. I was at my barber’s this morning. He and I […]
Shy of a Load The Nov. 8 Saturday Night Live, hosted by magnate Donald Trump, was more significant than hilarious, although it was lots funnier than most weekend pundits claim. A scan of website headlines shows mine is a minority view. I have not read their texts yet to prevent their influencing mine. The first review for me […]
Shy of a Load Joe Biden appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday, in the show’s debut week. Most main media reports and commentaries seemed to agree this morning that the vice president was favoring not running for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but that his decision was not set. As an example here’s […]
Shy of a Load The City Wire in “Citing Privacy and Protection, UA-Fayetteville Prohibits Drone Use over Campus” joins other news media and social media in ricocheting the University of Arkansas’ news release that “unmanned aircraft systems” such as drones as of now may not be flown over campus without approval (“prior approval” though that’s redundant). The […]
Shy of a Load Let’s not go postal, it’s not a trend, according to the Poynter Institute on Aug. 26-27 in “Before Today, 8 Journalists Have Been Murdered While on Assignment, at Work or for Their Work in the U.S. Since 1992.” Writer Kristen Hare states: “The on-air shooting deaths of WDBJ reporter Alison Parker […]
Shy of a Load I haven’t thought of Coach Jim Rowland in ages, but apparently he’s still there, now athletic director for Fort Smith, Arkansas, Public Schools. His address to the School Board there Monday the 24th inspired the editorial “That Is All” in The City Wire regional news website. How did I know Rowland, […]