Daily Archives: September 20, 2006

Prison Blogging

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 20, 2006

Josh Wolf is starting a service to allow people to blog from behind bars. being behind bars right now, it’s slow going, but here is the site… prisonblogs.net

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One small step toward saving the polar bears…

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 20, 2006

Reuters sez… California on Wednesday sued six of the world’s largest automakers, including General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp., over global warming, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have caused billions of dollars in damages.

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Amanda does Josh Wolf…

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 20, 2006

Josh Wolf tells Amanda, “I may be the first video blogger to go to jail for my video blog. I’m not confident I’ll be the last.” Josh Wolf, since returned to prison, reflects on the Federal run against state and local shield laws that provide journalists and their sources protection in this interview by Amanda [...]

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Tasmanian Deviltry

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 20, 2006

Allan Moult’s “Leatherwood Online” now features the art of Richard Wastell, paintings and drawings in reaction to the clear felling of old growth Tasmanian forests. There may or may not be a better place for UN intervention against corporate greed on behalf of environmental concerns. The old growth forests of Tasmania certainly should be on [...]

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CEO Hotty Virginia Hale Honored with MacArthur Grant

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 20, 2006

I was reminded of last year’s tongue in cheek CEO Hotty series when I read that Virginia Hale will be a 2006 MacArthur Foundation fellow.

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