Daily Archives: April 25, 2006

Combatting the new McCarthyism…

By Frank Paynter | Published: April 25, 2006

From a letter we received last month: We know that in the past you have used the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) [United Way] to channel your gift to the American Friends Service Committee.  Since 2004 the CFC required AFSC and other non-profit organizations who receive funding …to sign off on a “Counterterrorism Compliance” form which [...]

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First I was grossed out…

By Frank Paynter | Published: April 25, 2006

This started as a post expressing my disappointment that David Weinberger is doing a turn on stage at the Milken Institute. Michael Milken has served some time, not nearly as much time as he was sentenced, and far less time than the judge recommended, but he has served his time for some of his felonies. [...]

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Russell Beattie takes a breather…

By Frank Paynter | Published: April 25, 2006

I learned this morning from Shelley that Russell Beattie is closing up shop. Shelley observes that we all change over time and that a fresh start for personal blogs is often called for, if only to tidy up the code and clear cobwebs from our thinking. Russell Beattie has been a fixture, one of those [...]

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