Letters to the Editor - Jan. 1 - Gainesville Sun
The "terrorists" seem to be as inept as the U.S. government. This, of course, is fortunate for us. Both their suicide-bomber-like agents, who would have killed themselves had they been able in the airplanes they were attempting to destroy, failed. I

Illustration From “Footnotes in Gaza” - New York Times
Sacco will find readers for “Footnotes in Gaza” far into the future because of the unique format and style of his comic-book narrative. He stands alone as a reporter-cartoonist because his ability to tell a story through his art is combined with

What to call 2000-09? Who knows? - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Jesse Sheidlower, editor at large of the Oxford English Dictionary, cannot escape the question: What should we call this past decade? We have the ’80s, the ’90s, and … the “twenty hundreds”? Sheidlower has faced the query, often posed in

Photo Illustration by The New York Times - New York Times
YOU might think that board members overseeing businesses that cratered in the credit crisis would be disqualified from serving as directors at other public companies. Frederick E. Rowe of Investors for Director Accountability says you will never hear

Illustration by Vlad Alvarez - San Francisco Bay Guardian
Paranormal Activity 's success gives me hope, though I fear its inevitable shaky-cam imitators more than unexplained bumps in the night. Where there's a buck, Hollywood will follow. This year, big-budget movies stepped up their games, employing IMAX

The Future of Reading: Don't worry. It might be better than you think. - School Library Journal
Nerdfighters ran “who is” searches to track down the name—and eventually the phone number—of This Is Not Tom’s creator. So I called him one afternoon. Alexander Basalyga was a student at Penn State—just a guy who liked riddles. While he

Famous family marks another sad anniversary - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Ennis Priscilla Davis Star-Telegram photo illustration/Max Faulkner This picnic table, at Sylvania Park near the Riverside Recreation Center, was where the body of Jack Wilborn Jr. was found Dec. 4, 2008. Officials identified Wilborn with his

It's time to let go - Denver Post
There is something fitting about writing my last column at the beginning of a new year. January, after all, is named for the Roman god of beginnings and endings. He looked backward and forward at the same time. I wish I could find the right language

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