| Scripps debuts online forum for political discussion
It will also offer political news, e-mail service for subscribers, a daily public opinion poll and a feature called "Truth or Not" that will examine "the veracity of factual claims made by high-profile newsmakers and others," according to the release. "RedBlueAmerica is a place for people interested in what the other half thinks on the important and interesting issues of the day," said John Temple, founder of the site and vice president of news for Scripps' newspaper division, in the release. Discussion on the site, which is supported by advertising, will be moderated by Ben Boychuk, an editorial writer for Investors Business Daily and a blogger, who will represent the "red" side; and Joel Mathis, a blogger and reporter, who will represent the "blue" side. After the November elections, the site will continue to serve as a forum for cultural and political views, the company said.
Madeleine is more than a news story, she symbolises the dangers all ...
How fast can you run under a pressing weight when a child is dying? You'd be surprised. I even developed the habit - grisly, with hindsight - of timing myself, and I was never a born sprinter. After a few months I also developed a rule: having heard the wrong answer too often I stopped asking thenursesifachildhadmadeitthroughto morning. Those women lived with knowledge I didn't need. That may be the point, if any, of the tale. Life has menaced the McCanns, menaced the core of their existence, in a manner that most of us dread to contemplate. Is that news? The question is intended to sound harsh. The fact is that your child is at more risk from a drunken or stupid driver than from a predator. The fact is, equally, that Madeleine is not the first child to have been abducted, nor, in this miserable human zoo of ours, will she be the last.
Phil Tippett a special-effects pioneer
Tippett walks into his upstairs conference room with his shirttail out and a wild ring of long gray hair that only adds to the mad professor vibe. Tippett is friendly, but anxious - co-workers say that's his permanent state. He relaxes a bit when he starts a film reel, which is heavy with stop-motion work from two of his biggest influences: "King Kong" special-effects worker Willis O'Brien and "Jason and the Argonauts" mastermind Ray Harryhausen. "It was this scene right here that I saw at the (Berkeley) Oaks theater, when I was 7 years old in 1958," Tippett says, pointing at the screen as a few actors throw spears at a four-story-tall Harryhausen creation. "This was the thing that inspired me, that scene with the Cyclops in 'The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad.' And I was never the same since." With no special-effects industry jobs to aspire to, the young Tippett mowed lawns for the money to make his own stop-motion films.
Tulowitzki already hitting his stride
TUCSON — Put Troy Tulowitzki in a batting cage and he's just another player. Put him in a game against live pitching, with the crowd roaring, and he morphs into Tulo. Witness his solo homer in the first inning of the Rockies' 7-3 victory over the White Sox on Wednesday. In his first at-bat of the Cactus League season, on the third pitch he saw from White Sox lefty John Danks, Tulowitzki crushed a solo homer over the left-field wall at Tucson Electric Park. "I came into today worried," Tulo- witzki said. "All the times I've faced pitchers in camp so far I was terrible. That's just not my thing. I need the game-like situation and the competitiveness and the fans. That's what I feed off. Me and those fake games, I don't handle that very well." "That's what he's supposed to do," Todd Helton said with a wry smile.
The Epic of Craig Biggio
There's also little distinction made between fantasy sports news and real sports news. When I went to ESPN.com the other day, a full-page fantasy football ad popped up before I could get to the home page. I clicked through, and a ticker said I had less than a minute to make my first draft selection. If I wanted to be the general manager of me, I'd better hurry. Meanwhile, on SportsCenter, I found Dan Patrick discussing "six running backs you don't want on your fantasy football team." I'm not sure who Michael Bennett plays for these days, but I do know that he is, at best, a "late-round draft risk." Even considering ESPN's lousy summer, with that idea-bankrupt "50 States in 50 Days" feature and the endless reports on Barry Bonds' knee fluid, this was disheartening. Patrick is ESPN's top talent.
Bill Clinton's Impenetrable Press Strategy
Michelle Obama and Elizabeth Edwards do not. Turn the page. Ignore him since he is not conducting himself appropriately as a former President. Treat him exactly like you would treat Michelle or Elizabeth -- just the ordinary "supportive" spouse he claims he is. Don't show up where he is. Don't take his calls. Don't take the Clinton Campaign's calls if it has anything to do w/the Bill Clinton, SPOUSE. He isn't running the Nation and has violated (again) all sense of propriety, so IGNORE HIM...and focus instead on Hillary Clinton. Then, you won't have to be reduced to his basing in your face and finger wagging...like children. Oops! I forgot, the "child" identity is Mr. Obama's. Nice. .
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