Friday, June 20, 2008

What you need to know about employee review

Breath of life given for love of pets (The York Dispatch)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:17:56 PDT
Dogs and cats in York City can breathe easy knowing the York City Fire Department now has oxygen masks specially designed for pets.

Journalism Noir: Campaign Reporting Is a Mug's Game

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:30:33 PDT
This week it was reported that press outlets were complaining about lack of access to Barack Obama. It reminded of a piece I wrote back in January and wasn't able to sell called "Journalism Noir," where I played campaign reporter for a day. It's a bitch, lemme tell ya. I don't know that it qualifies you to make pronouncements about policy or campaign strategy, which is the endgame for a lot of these folks, but it's a tough way to make a buck. And yes, I'm disappointed about the FISA thing

Obama setting bad precedent on election finance

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:49:57 PDT
Since post-Watergate campaign finance reform was passed three decades ago, it has been a levee restraining free-for-all spending and influence peddling. Others have been tempted to breach it but didn't want to go first. This rupture will be irreversible.

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