daily newspaper in Denver, Colorado
I was working in Denver for the (late, lamented) Rocky Mountain News during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. One of the concerns at the time was the possiblity that left-wing,…
The News & Observer‘s editorial board apparently has decided that classroom experience (or at least significant seat time as an educator) is essential for the next superintendent of Wake County…
In all the talk about whether a White House job was or was not offered to Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak if he would drop out of his state’s Democratic U.S.…
The Winston-Salem Journal has named Carol Hanner as the paper’s new managing editor: Hanner, a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, will begin work at the Journal on April 5. It…
The Wall Street Journal’s John Fund notes that the shrinking Democratic majority in the Senate could nudge retirements in the ranks of liberal Supreme Court justices ? the idea being…
First, Byron Dorgan (N.D.) and Christopher Dodd (Conn.) announced they would not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate. Both would have had trouble winning. And Dodd, as chairman of the…
“And my latest subscription price tells me the latter is true” That’s what John Temple, former publisher of the Rocky Mountain News (my former publisher), concludes in a blog post…
Silicon Valley CEO and “Newsosaur” Alan Mutter offers this clear-eyed but still devastating commentary on the failure of the Rocky Mountain Independent, the second failed attempt since April by my…
If you’re on the social networking site Facebook and have any liberal friends, you’ve probably seen this? No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one…
So reports Congressional Quarterly in a story about congressional candidates smelling an opportunity to embarrass Democrats who refuse to host open forums with constituents. Of personal interest, one of the…
In an editorial on Chrysler’s tussle with the Obama administration over the carmaker’s Chapter 11 filing, National Review brings up the travails of a local banker: BofA’s Ken Lewis. Liberals…
Let’s see if I have this straight. Thirty former Rocky Mountain News refugees are offering their services for a minimum of $3m. per year in subscription revenue. There would also…