Sunday, November 02, 2008
Not law but - "JG editorial staff ‘best in show'"
From today's Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:The Journal Gazette’s editorial page staff won first place last week in the Editorial Excellence Contest sponsored by the University of Kansas on behalf of the Inland Daily Press Association. Editorial page editor Tracy Warner...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, November 02, 2008
Friday, September 05, 2008
Not law but don't miss - "Students From the East Coast Descend on Indiana University"
A very long and fascinating article in the WSJ today by Hannah Karp, about how Indiana University is "the new Wisconsin" insofar as attractiveness to out-of-state students, particularly from East Coast prep schools, is concerned. Some quotes:The nation's largest freshman...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, September 05, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Not Law - Problem of high college textbook costs continues, students and publishers at odds
The ILB has had several past entries on the high cost of college textbooks. This entry from 2004 talks about "Students Find $100 Textbooks Cost $50, Purchased Overseas." Unfortunately, $100 would now be a real bargain. This entry from 2007...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 27, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Not exactly law - "C-SPAN founder's life is an open book"
Well, I've just ordered my copy. Maureen Groppe of the Indianapolis Star Washington Bureau today reviews a biography of C-SPAN founder, and Lafayette native, Brian Lamb. The story begins:WASHINGTON -- C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb, who conducted 800 author interviews while...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 15, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Not law - Turkey at Texas Courthouse, Deer at Purdue's Lilly Hall
Both broke windows. Both apparently were unharmed. "Turkey flies through Lubbock County Courthouse window, unharmed by hit" reads a story today flagged by How Appealing. Don't miss the photo of the "cartoon-like hole in the glass" - here. Hmm, Lubbock,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Not law - Kentucky governor allows state workers to access blogs
John Stamper of the Kentucky Herald-Leader reports today in a story that begins:FRANKFORT -- Reversing a policy set by former Gov. Ernie Fletcher's administration, state-owned computers used by executive branch employees can now access blogs. The state had banned access...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 21, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Not law - Local blogger makes good, "the Bilerico Project started locally, but now is a national voice for the gay community"
Erika Smith reports today in the Indianapolis Star in a story that begins:Bil Browning is the kind of guy who has a hard time finding motivation to keep a journal. Now, he writes all day for his blog, The Bilerico...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, February 11, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Not law - On PBS tonight: "Growing Up Online"
The ILB has seen the legal implications of these societal changes reflected in online free speech cases, internet predators, cyberbullying, privacy and reputation implications, etc. Some quotes from the PBS press release:In Growing Up Online, airing Tuesday, January 22, 2008,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Not Law - "Concussions Put College Players in Murky World"
The NY Times had an important front-page story on college football and concussions last Thursday. According to the story, although both the pros and high schools have concussion protocols, the college level does not. (At least not in football. I...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, December 02, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
Not law but interesting - Soon the ILB will be linking to WSJ stories
"Web Sites Tear Down That Wall" is the headline to a story by Frank Ahrens today in the Washington Post. Some quotes:Rupert Murdoch's announcement this week that he expects to stop charging for access to the Wall Street Journal's Web...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 16, 2007
Friday, November 02, 2007
Not law - Consider voting for an Indiana blog, The Bilerico Project, for best LGBT Blog
Sadly, the ILB was not nominated for the national 2007 Weblog Awards as Best Law Blog (although it is consistently listed as one of the top ten on this site). Voting opened today. However, another Indiana blog is in the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 02, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Not law - NY Times online abandons pay-for-view requirements
From NPR's All Things Considered this evening, a story by Laura Sydell headed "Firms Abandon Online Subscription Plans." The blurb:The New York Times has cancelled its online subscription service "Times Select." Rupert Murdoch says The Wall Street Journal may follow...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Not law but interesting - Ideafest in Louisville
Diana Skaggs of the Divorce Law Journal has been attending the Louisville Ideafest, which sounds like great fun! Read all about it here....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, September 14, 2007
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Not law but irritating - College text book author "explains" how to deal with high cost of texts
College text books have gotten more and more expensive, nearing $200 per book. Students often try to find used texts; many go without. The answer? Michael Granof, a professor of accounting at the McCombs School of Business at the University...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, August 12, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
Not law - I have to agree with Doug
Doug Masson writes this morning:The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette main page is too annoying to visit these days. I log on and immediately get choppy advertising audio piping out of my computer speakers. It’s like some kind of craptacular MySpace...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, July 23, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Not law but interesting - Picture Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan bald, or Fred Thompson with hair
You can see the results here in this illustrated story in The Economist headlined "Bald eagles."...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 22, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Not law but interesting - "Neuter Scooter rolls into town"
Who could resist a headline like that? And the "neuter scooter" is a great idea, that I hadn't heard of before. Read the story by Susan O'Leary in the NWI Times that begins:They came in crates, humane traps and plastic...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Not law but interesting - "IU's Palmer stepping into new position"
IU Media Relations is reporting:Indiana University President Adam W. Herbert announced today (June 22) that he has accepted with regret the resignation of Judith G. Palmer as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 31. Palmer, who has served...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 23, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Not Law but Interesting - College students succeed in the new media world
But it was their own initiative that made it happen. Two stories, one from each coast: From the LA Times, a front-page story by Jim Puzzanghera headed "The political guru wore tennis shoes: A recently graduated college student who made...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 17, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Not law but - Farmers scramble to feed pigs and chickens when corn prices go through the roof
Ed Feigenbaum has this quote today in his Indiana Daily Insight blog, from Kimberley Strassel's Friday, May 18th Wall Street Journal "Potomac Watch" column: ($$$)It's taken politicians a while to catch on to these anti-ethanol vibes, but they've now got...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, May 21, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
Not law but important - Yet more on negotiating medical bills [Updated]
"Clarian Health has price guide for patients" is the headline to a story that appeared last Friday on the front page of the Indianapolis Star. Daniel Lee reports:Clarian Health Partners has launched a Web site -- clarian.org/priceguide -- that it...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, April 23, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Not law but shocking - More on: Don Imus' comments about the Rudgers' women's basketball team members
Updating the ILB post from last Saturday morning, posted when there had been relatively few items in the press about the Don Imus remarks, today the Rutgers team gave its first press conference on the matter. The team has agreed...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Not law but shocking - Don Imus' comments about the Rudgers' women's basketball team members
Al Campanis, born in 1916, is, according to Wikipedia (visited 4/7/07) "most famous for his position as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1968 to 1987, from which he was fired as a result of a high-profile incident...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, April 07, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Not law but interesting - "Computer technician accidentally wipes out info on Alaska's $38 billion fund"
From an AP story earlier this week:JUNEAU, Alaska: Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing information for an account worth $38 billion. That is...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 24, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Not law but important - Governor signs executive order on making health care costs accessible
The ILB posted interesting entries Feb. 28th and March 4th on negotiating health care costs, including this quote from a WSJ story: "The growing effort to enlist consumers in reducing health-care costs has been stymied by the fact that most...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
Not law but interesting - MIT free courses online
The MIT OpenCourseWare program has been available for about four years now. This Reuters story gives a good overview:BOSTON (Reuters) - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology will become by year's end the first U.S. university to offer all of its...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, March 12, 2007
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Not law but important - Still more on negotiating medical bills [Updated]
This ILB entry from Feb. 28th quoted from a NY Times story on negotiating medical costs. Today a story in the Gary Post-Tribune by Piet Levy tells about the Post-Tribune's efforts to do just that. This is a really valuable...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, March 04, 2007
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Not law but important - More on negotiating medical bills
This Aug. 19, 2005 ILB entry quoted from a number of stories about negotiating medical bills, a topic applicable to both the uninsured, and to the larger and larger pool of those with high deductible medical insurance. A line from...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Not law but interesting - Indianapolis Star to feature databases
Indianapolis Star Editor Dennis Ryerson writes today :It's no secret that you can learn a lot from numbers. But to do so, you need the numbers placed into context and in a form that provides some meaning. The Star is...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, February 18, 2007
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Not law but interesting - What is the purpose of a public library?
That question is asked in a Wall Street Journal story today ("In the Fray: Should Libraries' Target Audience Be Cheapskates With Mass-Market Tastes?" - not currently freely available online) that asks:What are libaries for? Are they cultural storehouses that contain...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Not law but interesting - Political bloggers "selling out"
This today from the NY Times:Over the past few years, bloggers have won millions of fans by speaking truth to power — even the powers in their own parties — and presenting a fresh, outsider perspective. They are the pamphleteers...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, December 03, 2006
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Not law but interesting - "For India's Traditional Fishermen, Cellphones Deliver a Sea Change"
The Washington Post has a fascinating story today about the economic impact of the cellphone on small fishermen and others in India, by allowing them to communicate directly with their markets. Some quotes:Minutes later Rajan's phone rang again -- another...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, October 15, 2006
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Not law but interesting - Trump fires Carolyn
"TV Role went to her head" is the headline from the NY Post story today. (Link via Althouse.) Oh no! Could this mean next we may be reading "Brian fires Connie?"...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 31, 2006
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Not law but interesting - Senator Obama, in Kenya, gets bribe money back for TV crews
From the Chicago Sun-Times this morning. Some quotes:NAIROBI, Kenya -- Swamped by thousands of Kenyan fans at the memorial to victims of the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombing here, Barack Obama also pressured the Kenyan government Friday to refund what he...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 26, 2006
Monday, August 07, 2006
Not Law - Lafayette Journal & Courier is back, at new address
A reader informs me that the Lafayette Journal & Courier is back, available at http://jconline.com. But the link the ILB has always used to access the paper, http://www.lafayettejc.com/ remains out of commission....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, August 07, 2006
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Not Law - Inefficiency exists outside government also
Someone at the Lafayette Courier-Journal apparently neglected to renew their doamin name. The result -- they are not currently available online -- see here. When they renew, we will be able to read the online C-J again. A shame, since...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 05, 2006
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Indiana state government website down [Updated]
The entire Indiana state government website appears to be down, and has been since at least early this morning. Perhaps the BMV problems are spreading ... [Update 11:00 a.m.] The state government website appears to be back in operation....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Not law - A potentially great new blog hits the ground running
Ruth Holliday, just retired from the Indianapolis Star, where she wrote a human interest column for years, now has a blog: Ruth's Kick Ass Web Log. "This is a blog of all my opinions, both right and wrong. If you...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Not law but interesting - Sitting in the coffee shop dunking doughnuts?
A reader has sent me this story today from the Boston Globe, headlined "20 inspectors suspended over GPS." It begins:The Massachusetts public safety commissioner yesterday suspended 20 state building and engineering inspectors for refusing to accept cellphones equipped with global...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Not law but fun - Today's cardboard boat regatta on Cedar Lake
This story today in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times, reported by Vanessa Renderman, comes complete with a great photo labeled "The Fish-ee-swaa is a 14-foot cardboard boat the Wilson family built with the help of neighbors to enter in today's...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Has the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette dropped its editorial page?
Apparently, as I can locate no link on their web site. [Update, Sunday afternoon] The link is back now....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 02, 2006
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Not law but interesting - Reports from Moscow by former Chesterton town councilman
Several years ago, as the Chesterton Tribune reports, "John Kosmatka abruptly resigned his seat on the Chesterton Town Council, left his home in what he has called the nicest place in the world to live, and decamped to Moscow to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 24, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Not Law - Evansville paper improves website
Today the Evansville Courier& Press unveiled a new website. The old one was practically unusable, and the new one is a vast improvement. Unfortunately, that damn, and very loud, helicopter still flies across the news page, obscuring the news and...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
First the toll road, next the lottery? Is nothing sacred? [Updated]
The Chicago Tribune reports today:Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday proposed selling or leasing the state lottery to fund school reforms, a plan Republicans said would squander a dependable source of cash just to boost his re-election campaign. Blagojevich's proposal,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Monday, April 17, 2006
Not law but interesting - Lugar rated top 10 senator; Kentucky's Bunning in bottom five
The Louisville Courier Journal reports on a story in this week's Time magazine, that:Time magazine has named Indiana's Richard Lugar, known throughout the world for his efforts to eliminate unsecured nuclear weapons, one of the nation's Top 10 senators —...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, April 17, 2006
Friday, April 07, 2006
Not law, but very irritating! [Updated]
First good coach IU women's basketball has ever had, while Purdue has snared one good women's coach after another, and now this!!!Versyp Resigns as Indiana Coach BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana head women's basketball coach Sharon Versyp has resigned from her...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 07, 2006
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Not law but interesting - NCAA Leadership Isn't Matching the Talent of Its Women Players
Yesterday's Men's Final Four games were a disappointment. Tonight Women's games should prove a lot more exciting, despite the inept NCAA. Here is a great article in today's Washington Post by columnist Sally Jenkins, headlined "NCAA Leadership Isn't Matching the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, April 02, 2006
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Not law but interesting - "Gun-Toting Delegate Misfires at Va. Capitol"
Yes, this is starting out as a slow news day for the ILB. But I had marked this story, from last Friday's Washington Post, for just such a situation. Headlined "Gun-Toting Delegate Misfires at Va. Capitol," the story begins:RICHMOND, Jan....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Monday, January 30, 2006
Not law but interesting - The day the Louisville Courier Journal left town
"The Day the News Left Town" is the headline to this lengthy story today that begins on the front page of the business section of the NY Times. Some quotes:HAZARD, Ky. — On a rainy day in mid-January, Alan Maimon,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 30, 2006
Monday, January 02, 2006
General - The TRIB is back, perhaps it will stay around a little longer this time
The TRIB, the first Indiana "blog on blogs," that had a meteoric rise and fall (it seemed like less than a week) late last year, is back to try again in '06. This post from this morning, "Prayer, Publicity, and...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 02, 2006
Not law but interesting - The ultimate "time" article, from the LA Times
The LA Times today has what I would consider the ultimate feature article on the concept of time, in all its permutations. The headline: "Going to Extreme Measures: Even as digital countdowns and televised timers fill our waking hours, does...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 02, 2006
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Not Law but History II - Especially to those of us who dined there
Following up on this Sept. 2, 2005 ILB entry on the renaming of Marshall Field's downtown department store to Macy's, is another sad story today. The Chicago Sun-Times headline is: "Chicago institution The Berghoff Restaurant closing after more than 100...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 29, 2005
Saturday, December 24, 2005
General - Here is a problem with the online South Bend Tribune
"Appeals court judge resigns" "Congressman's wife involved in bar fight" These are two of the stories listed on the Local page of the South Bend Tribune website today. It is only after you click on the links that you discover...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, December 24, 2005
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
General news - The TRIB is back?
The TRIB is back? Or maybe not. Judge for yourself....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Law - "Transparency" in government, in business, and in the judicial process
The always excellent Legal Theory Blog, the work of Prof. Lawrence Solum, features in its Sunday Legal Lexicon for law students this week the concept of transparency. The essay begins:Sooner or later, most law students encounter the idea that "transparency"...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, December 04, 2005
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Not law but worth reading - Chicago Sun-Times series: The Fragile Black Middle Class
The Chicago Sun-Times has run a three-part series this weeking on "The Fragile Black Middle Class." The home page for the series is here. The Sun-Times series descriptors:Part 1: The wealth gap: Home values in black neighborhoods don't appreciate as...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Monday, November 14, 2005
Law - N.H. Puts a Price on Panoramas: Property Taxes Soar Based on Scenery
"N.H. Puts a Price on Panoramas: Property Taxes Soar Based on Scenery" is the headline to a story today in the Washington Post. The story begins with this photo, with this caption:N.H. resident Brad Wilder stands in front of his...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, November 14, 2005
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Not law but interesting - The Chicago Trump Tower
The Chicago Tribune has a multi-media site called "Trump Tower: The Building of a Chicago Skyscraper." It has a "Trumpcam" zeroed in on the current hole in the ground, where you can "Watch as Chicago's new 92-story skyscraper rises along...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Not law but interesting - Hoosier blogs are featured today
Tracy Warner of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a story today titled "Indiana in the Blogosphere: More local Web logs tackle more serious issues." The piece surveys a number of Hoosier blogs, including of course those from Fort Wayne....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, October 16, 2005
Friday, October 14, 2005
Not law but interesting - "Did blogging doom prof's shot at tenure?"
"Did blogging doom prof's shot at tenure?" is the headline to a column by Steve Johnson in today's Chicago Tribune. It begins:There will likely be no way of ever knowing whether Daniel Drezner was being prophetic or irrelevant when he...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 14, 2005
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Tech. & Gov't. - Two stories today about technology impacting small towns
BioTown, USA. Remember little Reynolds, Indiana? Population 500. (See this most recent ILB entry, from 9/14/05 and this one from 9/13/05.) "Questions linger over BioTown project" is the headline to this story today, by Abby Lietz, in the Monticello Herald...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, October 06, 2005
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Gov't. - The era of small government is over
"The era of small government is over. Sept. 11 challenged it. Katrina killed it." So writes David Wessel here in the free Wall Street Journal today. His column concludes:The horror of New Orleans, the photos of Americans on rooftops waving...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, September 08, 2005
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Technology - In era of high-tech communications, ham radio prevails in hurricane zone
The Wall Street Journal has a free feature on ham radios today. Some quotes:With Hurricane Katrina having knocked out nearly all the high-end emergency communications gear, 911 centers, cellphone towers and normal fixed phone lines in its path, ham-radio operators...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Friday, September 02, 2005
Gov't. - Katrina's Wake: New Orlean's Mayor, Governors
Yesterday the Washington Post has a feature on Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D) and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) -- see ILB entry here. Today New Orleans' Mayor Nagin is the focus of this interesting piece. Another good feature...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, September 02, 2005
Not Law but History - Especially to those of us who shopped there
"Field's Loop store closer to landmark status: City Council urged to make designation" reads the headline to this story today in the Chicago Tribune. It begins:Whatever the new owners decide to call it, "Marshall Field and Company" may still be...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, September 02, 2005
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Gov't. - Katrina's Wake: A Defining Moment for State Leaders
Dan Batz of the Washington Post has a good piece today on the two governors of the hardest hit Gulf states. Some quotes:Nothing prepared Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D) or Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) for the devastation that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, September 01, 2005
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Not law but pretty cool - "Storm kills power, but not fair's butter cow"
"Storm kills power, but not fair's butter cow" is the headline to this Chicago Tribune story by Christi Parsons, about the Illinois State Fair. Some quotes:SPRINGFIELD -- When a rainstorm knocked out the power at the Illinois State Fair this...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 20, 2005
Friday, August 19, 2005
Not Law but Important - Aetna Pilot Site Details Fees Paid to Doctors
NPR's Morning Edition had a piece this morning reporting:Through a Web site, the health insurer Aetna will disclose how much it pays 5,000 Cincinnati-area doctors for 600 common medical services. The company says patients can use the pilot program to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 19, 2005
Not Law but Interesting - U.S. News College Rankings Out
The Louisville Courier Journal has this AP report today on the latest guide to American colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The guide "ranks the University of Notre Dame No. 18, Purdue University No. 60 and Indiana University No....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 19, 2005
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Not law - but potentially entertaining
Abe Aamidor, a reporter at the Indianapolis Star, has sent a note asking:I thought you might know of Indiana-based bloggers who specialize in blogging about food. Can be any food - maybe even suing fast-food restaurants, or Nabisco, or whatever....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 17, 2005
Sunday, February 20, 2005
General news - Blogging in the news
The Chicago Tribune reports today that "Bloggers blend business with stuff they like: Advertisers take notice of Web logs, especially those that draw large audiences, loyal followers." Some quotes:John Campea started The Movie Blog, a Web site for amateur movie...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, February 20, 2005
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
General News - Ed Feigenbaum on Road to Recovery
Good news for friends of Ed Feigenbaum, INGROUP Publisher, Editor and Writer, who, as reported in this entry on September 14th, was seriously injured in an I-69 accident on Saturday, September 11th. I received a hand-written note from Ed in...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Thursday, October 07, 2004
Not law but interesting - Chicago wins award for openess in government
The Chicago Tribune elected to report the award in this manner this morning:Mayor Richard Daley, whose stealthy midnight raid last year resulted in the surprise shutdown of Meigs Field, accepted a first-place award Wednesday from a Washington-based group for openness...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, October 07, 2004
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Not law but interesting - Vanderburgh County assessor's site to feature images of property
According to a story in the Evansville CourierPress today:Ground-level photographs of properties in Vanderburgh County are being added to the county assessor's Web site. So far, photographs of about 13,000 structures primarily in Pigeon, Knight and Center townships are available...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
General News - Ed Feigenbaum in intensive care
My friend, and a friend to many of you readers, Ed Feigenbaum, INGROUP Publisher, Editor and Writer, was in an accident Saturday, September 11th and is recovering in intensive care at Methodist. The details of the accident, but not the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Saturday, July 24, 2004
Not Law, but Hilarious
WATCH the cartoon takeoff of Geroge Bush and John Kerry singing "This Land is Your Land." Caution: High bandwidth required....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, July 24, 2004
Saturday, July 10, 2004
Not law but interesting - Appalachia gets first crop of own doctors
"Appalachia gets first crop of own doctors: 40 from Pikeville school begin opening offices" is the headline to a story today in the Louisville Courier-Journal. It starts:PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Painfully aware that recruitment programs alone weren't enough to fill the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, July 10, 2004
Monday, June 14, 2004
Indiana Law - Curfew law in NW Indiana
This story today in the Gary Post-Tribune (available only today) surveys the use of the curfew in northwest Indiana. Some quotes:Curfew enforcement in Indiana has ranged from non-existent to spotty this year. In January, a federal appeals court said Indiana’s...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 14, 2004
Sunday, June 06, 2004
Not law but interesting - Prosthetic eyes move with real ones
This story today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette tell how:A little-known medical procedure has quietly changed the way people view those who wear prosthetic eyes. Prosthetic eyes now look and move like real eyes. Recipients say it makes them...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 06, 2004
Saturday, May 29, 2004
Not law but important - Down syndrome, Alzheimer's link
As this story in today's Boston Globe points out, "A half-century ago, people with Down syndrome were seldom expected to live past age 12." Further:For years, doctors have known about the genetic link between Alzheimer's and Down syndrome. Specialists say...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 29, 2004
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Not law but interesting - Concerns about computer-graded essays
Last Wednesday this article in the NY Times, headlined "Indiana Essays Being Graded by Computers," reported:INDIANAPOLIS - In the computer lab at Warren Central High School in mid-May, Craig Butler, a junior, squinted at the question on his screen, paused...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 22, 2004
Not law but interesting - The twilight of the information middleman
Although I headed this "Not law but interesting," it actually is as relevant to the law as to the other topics mentioned. James Fallows had an opinion piece in last Sunday's NY Times Business Section (5/16/04) titled "The Twilight of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 22, 2004
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Not law but interesting - Blogs and BlackBerrys on the Hill
A story in Roll Call today reports that "Rep. Mike Pence yesterday became the first Member of Congress with his own ongoing blog." The site requires a paid subscription, but you can see the front page, currently complete with photo...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Friday, April 30, 2004
Not law but interesting - Justice Boehm screens USOC applicants
From an AP story today, dateline Denver:More than 100 people applied for four independent spots on the U.S. Olympic Committee's new board of directors by Friday's deadline. The directors will join the three American International Olympic Committee members and four...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 30, 2004
Sunday, April 25, 2004
Not law but interesting - Rumsfeld/Woodward interview transcripts
A comment on C-Span this morning pointed me to this story today in the NY Times based upon information from Donald Rumfeld's release of the transcripts of his interviews with Bob Woodward. This interests me, not necessarily politically, but because...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, April 25, 2004
Friday, April 02, 2004
Not law but interesting - No great basketball novels?
Check out this story today in the Chicago Tribune titled "Net loss: Where is the Hemingway of hoops?"Some quotes:Two years ago, Sports Illustrated published a list of what its editors dubbed "Top 100 Sports Books of All Time." Of the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 02, 2004
Sunday, March 21, 2004
Not law but interesting - the reverse of rural electrification
This feature today in the LA Times is headed: "Lights Going Out on the High Plains as Population Shrinks - North Dakota has lost more than half its farms since the 1940s, when electricity came to rural areas. Now, idle...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, March 21, 2004
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Not law but interesting - Confessions of a C-SPAN Junkie
This entertaining feature article today from the Washington Post is titled "Confessions of a C-SPAN Junkie ." A quote:In our house, C-SPAN is a family affair. I began to suspect that C-SPAN radio was playing a little too often in...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 18, 2004
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Farewell, Governor Orr
Gov. Robert D. Orr, 1917-2004 His own place in history Hundreds attend memorial service for former Indiana governor. So reads the heading to this story today in the Indianapolis Star recalling Governor Orr and describing the services yesterday at the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Former Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr Dies at 86
The IndyStar.com site is reporting: "Former Indiana Gov. Robert D. Orr, the consummate gentleman and Indiana's elder statesman, died unexpectedly Wednesday following outpatient kidney surgery, former aides and associates said. Orr, who overhauled the state's education system and ended political...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 11, 2004
Friday, March 05, 2004
Not law but interesting - A feature on the practice players for the UConn women's team
A great read today in the NY Times Sports Section, titled "For These Men, Lots of Guts but Little Glory." Some quotes:"I remember my first day, I was afraid I was going to hurt somebody because they're girls, plus they're...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 05, 2004
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Law - GAO Reports on Private Sector Use of Social Security Number
"Social Security Numbers: Private Sector Entities Routinely Obtain and Use SSNs, and Laws Limit the Disclosure of This Information," is the title of this 35-page GAO report issued 2/24/04. a one-page "highlights" sheet may be accessed here. Page 24 of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, February 26, 2004
Saturday, February 21, 2004
Not Law But Interesting - Ed Sullivan Meets the Beatles
Tom Shales had a great column yesterday in the Washington Post, with a wonderful headline: "Yesterday Came Suddenly: On DVD, Ed Sullivan Meets the Beatles." A quote:For some of us, however, especially those who are baby boomers and older, the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, February 21, 2004
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Law - Who Owns Your Phone Number?
Unbeknownst to many of us, eBay has been auctioning "famous" phone numbers. According to this report from wnbc.com:In this case, the phone number in the vintage 80s Tommy Tutone title “867-5309/Jenny" has to belong to someone and that someone claims...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Sunday, February 15, 2004
Not Law but Interesting
"As Tobacco Fades, Barns Wilt," is the headline to this interesting feature story today in the Washington Post. A quote:Some people can't imagine the landscape without old tobacco barns -- whether a bright red box popping out of a field...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, February 15, 2004