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One of the toughest things for copy editors is writing the one column headline. Long words don't work, and, depending on the number of lines, you can only use a few short words. This is not one of those situations. Republicans Glad to Lose on Bill to Start New Draft What does a barely informed […]

The Electronic Freedom Foundation continues to go after the FCC's broadcast flag. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the broadcast flag, it is a bit of code inserted in a digital broadcast which puts rules on how you can use it. For example, you could be prohibited from videotaping a program or saving […]

Following the news media creed that no good news may come out of Iraq, Nancy A. Youssef reports that a survey of Iraqis shows that some aren't interested in voting. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi voters are losing interest in elections scheduled for January, and not because they're worried about security. Instead, potential voters said they […]

I watched the Cheney/Edwards debate. Didn't have the energy or inclination to blog about it after working a 12-hour shift -- half of it sitting in a classroom learning all about the wonders of Adobe InDesign. [Looks like a good, powerful program -- as it should for what they're charging for it.] On the debate, […]

Tonight's vice-presidential debate is still more than an hour away, but some people have taken National Review's Jim Gerghaty's advice and used the Democrat Party Web page to send silly e-mails lauding John Edwards' performance in tonight's debate. One individual sent their e-mail off to their local Ohio paper and have already received a profanity-laden […]

I knew Canada had a navy, but did you know they have a submarine too?

A silly group of Bush-hating liberals takes a teacher to task for including a picture of President Bush among pictures of ... presidents. On Thursday, there was a back-to-school night for parents of students. Veteran English teacher Shiba Pillai-Diaz says she was shocked when three parents confronted her. The three, insisting the teacher either add […]

We here at Hoystory would like to congratulate the 13th-ranked Div. I-AA Cal Poly Mustangs on their 14-7 win over South Dakota State. *UPDATE* The Tribune of San Luis Obispo -- formerly known as the Telegram-Tribune -- has finally come to its senses and is choosing to post online the news articles for the Cal […]

After Thursday night's debate, I still don't know what Sen. John Kerry's plan is for fighting the global war on terrorism. I think a "global test" of some sort is involved. And committee meetings, aka "summits," are also a good idea. To me, Kerry's plan appears to be reactive, not proactive, and focused on a […]

Commenter JayR, (whose comment I had to reformat) in this post provides a slew of links to news stories in which people say they've been buying body armor for loved ones going to Iraq. First, no one was buying the military's Interceptor body armor off the Internet unless it was stolen -- the Pentagon was […]