Current national and global events.
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Friday, Jan. 23, 2004. I like Howard Dean. I didn’t care one way or the other before the night of the Iowa caucuses and that speech of his, Jan. 20. Now I don’t know if he should be elected president or even the Democratic nominee; if he’s still a candidate […]
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Friday, Jan. 2, 2004. Remain skeptical about smaller newspapers insisting on local news, that local news is what local readers want. I’m not sure what readers want, but realize readership is dropping everywhere. This is a sneaking feeling that, oh, local TV newscasts contain just about all the local information […]
Copyright 2003 Ben S. Pollock Monday, Dec. 29, 2003.Not content to just advise that plastic sheeting and duct tape are effective deterrents against sophisticated biological weapons of mass destruction, the federal government warned that people with almanacs could be international terrorists. The Associated Press confirmed the FBI’s Christmas Eve bulletin to 18,000 police departments. Cops […]
Copyright 2003 Ben S. Pollock Monday, December 15, 2003. The Army’s capture of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ultimately is bad politically for King George II. Better explain why. Yes, it looks good: George W. Bush was right. Saddam went down like a coward not a martyr. The post-war skirmishes that have been ridiculously costly […]