Holy cow, an honest-to-goodness newspaper war in New Orleans:
When The Times-Picayune decided to print three days a week, a nearby publication saw a chance to expand in the newspaper's backyard and fill a void that for some in the New Orleans area is as much a part of the morning routine as beignets and French coffee.
I'm taking next week off to rest up for the parade of election candidates who will be streaming through here for their endorsement interviews for three weeks. Stay divided out there!
I think CBS News President David Rhodes was just denying the obvious when he told a conference he was attending that CBS isn't biased, that CBS is indeed a "beacon of unbiased news." He says he consideres it a great day when CBS "takes incoming from both sides" about they handled a story, which is the kind of nonsense we've always spouted in the media to show how "fair" we are. Hey, everybody hates us, so we must be balanced. Or maybe we're just worthy of being hated.
Saint Mary's College in South Bend, Ind. is hoping to keep seniors on campus by allowing pets in dorms.
Officials at the four-year Catholic women's college say this fall, one of the residence halls is for seniors only, and, if they choose, their pets.
I haven't gone all "wah-wah fuddy-duddy why can't the world stand still?" on you in a couple of weeks, so if I may:
If your lunch still consists of a bowl of Campbell's tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, chances are you grew up using a typewriter.
INDIANAPOLIS — An environmental group and Indiana's newspaper association criticized a state agency's plans to stop publishing newspaper notices on public hearings about proposed air quality policy changes, saying the shift will inevitably leave some residents in the dark about policies that could impact their health.
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Well, I guess Mr. Peabody's coal train ain't a gonna haul Vincennes away:
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Peabody Energy Corp., one of the world's biggest private-sector coal companies, said Wednesday that it has ended production and will permanently close one of its mines in Indiana, citing continued soft market conditions.
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For today's excursion into liberal bias, let's look at The New York Times:
In a column for Saturday's paper about the Bob Dylan concert at Parkview Field, I wrote this:
Some chicken**** busybodies in Liberty, Ind., have complained about a perfectly ordinary 28-foot-tall rooster sign for a restaurant, so now there'll be a hearing on whether a zoning variance should be granted allowing the sign to stay:
