Archive for August, 2008
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Isn’t bureaucracy grand?
For Erich Scherfen, being on a government terror watch list isn’t just a matter of inconvenience. It could end his career.
Scherfen served in the U.S. military for 13 years, as an Army infantryman in the first Gulf War and then as a helicopter pilot in the National
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Thirty years ago this summer, America learned the name Love Canal. The working-class Niagara Falls neighborhood built atop tons of chemical waste became a synonym for environmental disaster.
Troubles at the local elementary school — and health problems among its students, such as seizure disorders — were among the first
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Last night, I was cleaning my lenses. I set the 70-200 down and started to put the lens cap on when I noticed that the ceiling fan light was reflecting around in the lens.
They got in trouble for asking for permits to protest?
Two elderly Chinese women have been sentenced to a year of “re-education through labor” after they repeatedly sought a permit to demonstrate in one of the official Olympic protest areas, according to family members and human rights advocates.
MR. STEWART describes his job as “throwing spitballs” from the back of the room and points out that “The Daily Show” mandate is to entertain, not inform. Still, he and his writers have energetically tackled the big issues of the day — “the stuff we find most interesting,”
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