One of my favorite bloggers ever is PollyPeoria. She hardly ever blogs these days. This is her third this year. But it’s a good one:
My grandfather, a Great Depression survivor, keeps a lockbox of cash and gold coins underneath his bed and a loaded hand gun in his nightstand drawer. I’ve always thought it a [...]

What does the New York Times, considered by some to be the newspaper of record for America, have in common with newspapers owned by GateHouse Media, including the Journal Star?
Apparently, dividend cuts:
New York Times Co. faces increased financial pressure to cut its dividend as credit quality deteriorates amid record advertising declines.
Bondholders are paying for the [...]

The New York Times writes about how no one wants to buy newspaper companies anymore. Of course, GateHouse Media’s woes get a mention. But they saved the money paragraph for the last:
Despite the long-term challenges, analysts and bankers think that buyers will return to the newspaper market, though they may be outnumbered by people who [...]

Say what you will about Molly Ivins. Her politics may be lefty, but she has a way with a words. This often raises eyebrows. Back when she worked for the New York Times, once referred to some sort of chicken-defeathering event as a “gang pluck.” The bluenoses who ran the
NYT copy desk changed it. That [...]

The San Francisco Chronicle takes New York Times Magazine to task for its glowing profile of Stanley “Tookie” Williams, a convicted four-time murderer who wrote a series of children’s books and has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The story does report that Tookie and friends robbed a 7-Eleven store, and that “court [...]