by David SafierThe NY Times headline is States Slashing Social Programs for Vulnerable. And what state does the article focus on? You guessed it. Perhaps nowhere have the cuts been more disruptive than in Arizona, where more than 1,000 frail elderly people are struggling without home-care aides to help with bathing, housekeeping and trips to … Read more
by David SafierThe negotiations continue for the sale of the Citizen. This paragraph may provide a clue as to why the papers are in trouble: Stephen Hadland, publisher of another California weekly owned by the Santa Monica group, the Culver City Observer, said Friday that he placed an ad on Craigslist.org seeking newspaper ad salespeople … Read more
by David SafierThe Star has done far worse with its headlines than this,but after I read the Star story this morning, I was amused to see a very different take in the NY Times headline. The Star headline: Despite high-profile food poisonings, overall incidence the same, CDC says The New York Times headline: U.S. Food … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Wingnut Warning! (Pay attention, Sheapenny). Hot rumor on the right: members of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform (ACORN) will be stalking next week’s Tea Party protests, collecting intel on the people who show up. One e-mail that’s been making the rounds: TEA PARTY CAUTION! DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING – FROM … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The ladies from Sex and The City explain it to the idiots at Faux News… (h/t Daily Kos)