Archive for August, 2008
First off, I’m as befuddled as the next gal at the New Albany City Council’s decision to make now the time to address workplace smoking hazards. Not that now isn’t the right time (it is). But where in the world did council president Jeff Gahan get the idea that this was the most necessary legislation [ READ MORE ]
In certain circles, John Dominic Crossan is vilified as an agent of the devil. A founder of The Jesus Seminar, his efforts at textual criticism, particularly of the Gospels, have drawn fire from the fundamentalist elements of American Christianity while revealing the historical Jesus as an iconoclast and preacher of a social gospel. In an [ READ MORE ]
Many of you will be traveling this holiday weekend. Please take a moment during your travels to survey the streets you drive and tread upon. Report back to me with your observations. Are there any other cities where the public streets need to be mowed as they do in New Albany? I realize we’re rapidly [ READ MORE ]
If you’re reading this, you’re probably just as Web-savvy as me or the next person. You have your own favorite sites for travel, news, search, reference, and maps. I was recently made aware of an enhancement to Google’s maps tool (maps.google.com). I walk to work. No big deal. I’ll bet a lot of you wish [ READ MORE ]
A friend drew my attention to a reinstituted feature in Wednesday’s edition of LEO Weekly. Considering that this city is (finally) considering the institution of residential rental registration, a subsequent rental inspection program with incentives for responsible landlords, and an ultimate tenants’ rights ordinance, the “Eyesore” item drew a dramatic distinction between New Albany and [ READ MORE ]
I confess. I’m a spelling snob. I’ve been thinking about this lately while reading David Wolman’s Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling. Click on the cover photo for more information. Wolman “suffered” the tyranny of difficulty with spelling as a child, and still carries scars [ READ MORE ]
Our new Internet radio show, New Albany Now, is on a brief hiatus. As was intended, the city council managed to divert everyone’s attention toward the vicious fight over a workplace smoking ban, and frankly, I was just too tired of the quality of the debate, not to mention the volume (loudness) to fight the trend. [ READ MORE ]
…whatever its faults, The Tribune is the true source for local news. We bloggers supplement, prod, and sometimes suggest stories by being the first to write (or in my case, broadcast) the stories, but it’s fair to say that if it’s not in The Tribune, it may as well have not happened. Today’s issue is [ READ MORE ]
Dear Mayor England, Everyone is in a tizzy over whether or not you will sign the ordinance banning indoor smoking in the workplace, passed last week by the New Albany City Council. I don’t want to restate the scientific argument against workplace smoking and the effects of second-hand smoke on the health of New Albanians [ READ MORE ]
You might have noticed the rainbow in the skies Monday night. That’s when two of the three New Albany City Council members who represent the area served by SIlver Street Elementary School stepped up to the lectern and did their jobs. Pat McLaughlin, representing the city’s old 4th District, and Diane McCartin Benedetti, who represents [ READ MORE ]
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