Archive for June 25th, 2005
Saturday
PBS funding restored, but other concerns remain. The NY Times’ article by Lorne Manly on “Public Broadcasters’ Tightrope Over Funds” demonstrates the problem. The PBS managers are trying to do more outreach to get help and money, but that only gets more ire: But the lobbying effort has been criticized. “What bothers me is they’re [...]
Posted: June 25th, 2005 under Brooklyn.
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Bizarro World
Had dinner with my mom and P- tonight, and the topic of eminent domain came up. Of course the topic is dear to us because my apartment is directly affected. I kind of remember 10 years ago when the Chinese government swiped the land under Beijing McDonald’s to build a shopping mall, while America was [...]
Posted: June 25th, 2005 under Brooklyn.
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