The press is not free in Zimbabwe, and the state-controlled news organs are little more than cheerleading mouthpieces for the Mugabe regime. Independent weekly The Zimbabwean recently started a Sunday edition that’s become the country’s most-read Sunday paper. How? It’s printed in South Africa and distributed by truck; except that this Sunday’s edition won’t be [...]
Zimbabwe: Truckload of Newspapers Burned
May 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses
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Customization of Cutline Theme: Nicely Done
May 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Mini-Posts, The Never-Ending Bloga
Cold Climate Gardening — Hardy plants for hardy souls
is a gardening blog using the Cutline theme, with a very nice color palette and an intriguing use of Pictobrowser.
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Einstein Letter
May 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek Out!, Mini-Posts, Religion
New fuel for religion-science debate — – chicagotribune.com
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LTTE: Polygamy From A Modern Girl’s Perspective
May 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Hot Off The Presses, Only in Utah...
The Salt Lake Trib’s letters to the editor often contain some interesting insights into life in Utah; I haven’t lived there for more than 30 years, and I feel I know the place because I can read the opinions of the cranks and the apologists and the activists and the completely whacked-out religious nutcases.
This time, [...]