During New Jersey’s legislative debate on property tax reform, politicians have avoided mentioning certain subjects. I hope they aren’t afraid to inform voters and taxpayers. We aren’t delicate, we can handle the truth, and we shouldn’t be shielded. Involving the public openly and broadly will make reform more achievable. These "top ten" underreported issues are […]
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lu lu movie script Characters (to be played by one person, preferably female) Victor1 (writer, 34 years old, depressed and isolated as he can not write something valuable) Victor2 (writer, 34 years old, happy and socially integrated) Victor3 (17 years old, hippie teenager, poet wannabe) […]
Willie’s Woes Worsen
As we approach the second day in the biggest murder trial in Canadian history, one might wonder if such an enormous amount of media coverage might affect the outcome. Shedding more light on the sex trade in Vancouver, brings a small but public outcry from advocates and trade workers themselves – stating that international exposure […]
Fighting Back In Argentina
Fighting Back in Argentina By Nick Stern La Plata, Argentina — The incident, like an open wound, still rubs raw on the memories of many Argentines. On the morning of September 28, 2004, a 15-year-old assailant, known only as “Junior”, unloaded the full magazine of his father’s 9mm pistol, killing three fellow students and wounding […]
Heard by a Bird
"Give me a nation with arrogant fruitsellers and meek politicians."– Paul Claudet Did you see the cloud shaped like Aladdin’s lamp over Allaben last Tuesday? A Letter Dear Sparrow: When I was a kid, I thought Popular Mechanics was a magazine profiling well-loved garage mechanics. J. T. Bumper sticker: I’M TOO LAZY TO LOOK UPTHE […]
Wikipedia Founder to Offer Free Software & Hosting
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales just announced the launch of Openserving, a site that offers free web hosting and wiki software. So how is that different from Wales for-profit Wikia? Well, it’s not. Yet. The big move that has guys like Reuters declaring, “Wikipedia founder remakes Web-publishing economics” is Openserving’s seeming encouragement of user-implemented advertisements. Right […]