by David Safier In an inspired moment, Huffington Post and Meetup.com decided to pass out half a million of the name tags at right during the Inauguration. You write your name and where you're from and slap it on your coat. Then, Bingo! A curious stranger takes a look and says, "You're from Muncie? My brother … Read more
by David Safier With the nearly inevitable descent of newsprint media to ever lower levels of importance, the question is, what's next in print — i.e., written word — journalism? I speculated the other day that the Arizona Guardian, begun by four reporters with 80 years of journalistic experience between them who were laid off … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For all of us who never lost faith even in our darkest hour of despair and disappointment, the hope still lives and the dream will never die. A belated happy birthday Dr. King on your official day. This year is a very special birthday celebration, for tomorrow the first African-American president will … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Parade Magazine published a wonderful article worth sharing Barack Obama: A Letter to My Daughters: "What I Want For You – And Every Child in America," by Barack Obama Next Tuesday, Barack Obama will be sworn in as our 44th President. On this historic occasion, PARADE asked the President-elect, who is also … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Art Linkletter hosted a popular television program for years called "Kids Say The Darndest Things" in which he would interview young children, often to the great embarassment of their parents. No one can be more brutally honest than an innocent child. Recently, Barack Obama spoke about his visit to the Lincoln Memorial … Read more