Wild Card/Saturday -- 8/19/06
I put together a Mailbag roundup for you below, HBOers -- a list of comments from you, followed by my responses. I hope you enjoy it. As always, you can start your own threads with this Wild Card ...
SATURDAY, AUG. 19, 2006
Government Way Bridge To Open Wednesday
After more than a year of construction that kept traffic off the Government Way Bridge, motorists once again should be able to cross Interstate 90 within a week. Officials said Friday the new bridge could be done as soon as Wednesday. Contractor Morgan Osgood Construction…
Hagengruber: No Need For Strict Reporter-Blog Policy
I worked for a few months at a large newspaper in Germany, where reporters wear their politcal beliefs on their sleeves. They are encouraged to include opinions in print. At first I agreed with my colleagues that it was idiotic for U.S. newspapers to expect…
DaveT: I Hope SR Doesn't Blogcuff Reporters
Dave Tolle: I for one have very much enjoyed and appreciated the various blog discussions I've entered into with S-R folks. They've all been informative and some frustrating but never distastful or so controversial as to compromise their work status (IMHO). It would sadden me…
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