The media continues to buzz with the ongoing arguments in the Supreme Court over the Constitutional legality of ObamaCare, with plenty of spins and "legal analysts" opinions – so many it can make your head spin. Today, according to the MSM all eyes have been selectively turned to Justice Kennedy over his questioning of lawyers […]
Upcoming Online Poker Hearing Hopes to Change Old Thinking
From the outside looking in, one might find it incredibly contradictory that the United States holds state-by-state lotteries, where a player’s odds of winning a jackpot are literally longer than one in a million, yet gambling that isn’t state-sponsored is pushed out into the desert or outright restricted over the Internet. In fact, the view […]
Piracy “Business” is Booming – for pirates, navies and merchenaries
From the SMCM (Somali Marine and Coastal Monitor): (and with a view on news with an impact on Somalia) The continuing plight of the sailors Efforts must be stepped up to free them (DailyStar) The state of uncertainty over the fate of the crew of MV Jahan Moni continues. There is little sign of […]
My View: FCC Should Not Defend Discredited Media Ownership Rule
by Matthew L. Schafer Note: A version of this report originally appeard at the media blog Lippmann Would Roll and also at Stop Big Media. In a blow to local journalism and quality reporting, the Federal Communications Commission is supporting an old media cross-ownership rule that allows companies to own more media outlets in communities […]
Inaugural Address of Gov. Jocel C. Baac
Friends, ladies and gentlemen: Today, we begin another milestone in our history as a people, as we rise for public service for better progress and development. The trust and confidence that our people have reposed in me is a clear imprimatur to lead them and our province. We want to affirm our commitment to our […]
IDOL Gives Back? Hardly
Although I rarely watch a great deal of television anymore for varying reasons, especially any of the stations that are included with those cable subscriptions, this evening while I was working researching and editing some of my recent work as a basically unemployed freelance photographer I turned on the television and caught some of the […]