Comments (3) I’m annoyed by “recycling poachers” who leave a mess when they raid our trash and recycling bins. But these poachers leave economic damage, too, as their profits represent losses for our communities. Read more »
When I first read the headlines this morning, I was confused and a bit angry: national political figures (South Carolina Representative and House Minority Whip James Clyburne and White House advisor David Axelrod) viciously criticized Alvin Greene, the winner of the South Carolina Democratic Primary for the U.S. Senate, and called for him to withdraw from the race. Some claim that his victory was “not legitimate” and that he is a “GOP plant.” Read more »
Comments Off on Asserting the Right to Remain Silent (Media Fairness) While scanning the Google News headlines this morning, I thought something momentous had happened: according to the headlines, the U.S. Supreme Court had limited a suspect’s “right to remain silent” (Berghuis v. Thompkins).
Instead, I quickly recognized that some of the headlines were deceptive, as reporters sought to churn a minor clarification into a major story. Read more »
Several recent events are making me wonder: how many businesses are adopting unethical, illegal practices to survive during the recession? Read more »
Comments Off on What’s Destroying Newspapers? Earlier this week, I found myself wondering why my local newspaper’s web site is so awful. Of course, it’s not just my newspaper: the entire print-media publishing industry has been struggling for 15+ years to figure out “the right way” to publish online. Meanwhile, newspapers and magazines are dying. Read more »
Comments Off on Should We Vote for Candidates Who Haven’t Voted? Meg Whitman wants California Republicans to vote for her on June 8 to become the next GOP nominee for governor — even though she admits that she never voted until 2002 (at age 46, a scant 28 years after she reached voting age), and only registered as a Republican in 2007.
Is it fair to judge a candidate for political office based on their voting history? What about past government service, or community service? Should we exempt billionaire CEOs from mundane civic duties?
I’ve just installed the Advertising-Manager plug-in and set up a widget to display a small Google AdSense advertising unit (120×240) in the upper right margin of each page. Read more »
I’m trying to figure out who deserves my votes for Hayward City Council, and I’m having some real trouble deciding. There are only three serious candidates (for two open seats): Sara Lamnin, Marvin Peixoto, and Mark Salinas. Read more »
Yesterday, I took myself on an “artist date” to visit the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA).
What I noticed most, during my visit, was how different pieces of art captured my attention, and then how my mind struggled to figure out why. Read more »
I’m grumpy today, after spending many hours on a very mundane task, and I recognize that I’ll need to spend several dozen more hours to complete it. I made the decision recently to migrate most of the static “articles” from my namesake web site (MarkWelch.com) to my blog site (MarkWelchBlog.com). Read more »
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