President Obama No one should have to worry that they will go without health care.
Glen Beck We have to teach our children the things that have been lost.
Mount Redoubt, active now for several days, shot a plume of smoke 50,000 feet into the sky March 27th. The Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage said the volcano had a significant eruption at 1:20 a.m. Saturday and a less powerful eruption at 2 p.m. Fortunately, the ash is expected to move north toward the Alaska [...]
We all know we’re in a recession and almost no sector of the economy has been recession proof, except gun sales. Gun sales are shooting through the roof, and gun manufacturers and gun store owners are seeing the healthiest business growth of perhaps any sector in the U.S.
Why are guns and ammo selling so well? [...]
Seismic activity at Mount Redoubt increased at about 1:05 AKDT Sunday afternoon (March 15, 2009) and approximately 4 hours of continuous volcanic tremor ensued. The onset of the tremor was associated with a small explosion that produced a plume of gas and ash that rose to about 15,000 feet above sea level and deposited a [...]
Journalists have been writing about the death of the newspaper industry, and a common argument that has been made by many traditional journalists in recent months is, “Who will hold government and corporations accountable when there are no print newspaper journalists?” Clearly such a question makes the assumption that newspapers are the last defense against [...]
“The Seattle Post-Intelligencer will roll off the presses for the last time Tuesday. The Hearst Corp. announced Monday that it would stop publishing the 146-year old newspaper, Seattle’s oldest business, and cease delivery to more than 117,600 weekday readers.” Read the Seattle PI story.
The Seattle PI now will publish exclusively on the Internet. That is [...]
After 146 years in operation, an icon, the Seattle PI is going out of business. The Seattle PI announced on January 9th that they would seek a buyer for the newspaper for a period of 60 days, and if no contract is inked with a buyer, the newspaper will have to take dramatic measures, which [...]
Print newspapers are migrating to the Internet rapidly. In this video Chris Saridakis, Gannett Company Inc., Chief Digital Officer discusses the social and technical challenges involved when newspapers transfer content onto digital platforms.
Speech Given by Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer
Before the U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Caucus Retreat
In Williamsburg, Virginia on February 6, 2009
STEVE BALLMER: Well, I want to thank Jay, I want to thank the speaker and all of you for the opportunity to be here today and chat with you. It’s a real honor [...]
It’s not just Sequim and Port Angeles print newspapers that are losing subscribers and advertisers. It’s happening around the country, and the timing is a function of the slow death of the American print newspaper, which is a result of consumers migrating to the Internet with increasing momentum. Here’s a very interesting video on the [...]
Our economic recession has caught almost every expert in the United States complete off guard. The mortgage and real estate market recession has actually surprised almost every so-called expert in the country, and many of them still have no idea what is going to happen. There is one man, Peter Schiff, who nailed this subject. [...]
