Within minutes of me posting my previous comment, … September 30, 2003
Within minutes of me posting my previous comment, the Haslam link came down.
Today is election day in my adopted hometown of Kn…
Today is election day in my adopted hometown of Knoxville, TN, and we will be electing our first new mayor in 16 years. Our newspaper of record, the Knoxville News Sentinel (KNS) has clearly favored Republican, old-Knoxville-money-family candidate Bill Haslam (who seems like an honest, nice guy, even if I don’t agree with some of his politics) over progressive candidate Madeleine Rogero.
In the front page story on today’s election in the online version of KNS today, there is a “related links” section with hyperlinks to various election related stuff. Interestingly, one of the “related links” is Bill Haslam’s official campaign website. Rogero’s site gets nary a mention. This seems like a pretty bold “oversight” to me.
My sister-in-law and brother are looking for a nat… September 29, 2003
My sister-in-law and brother are looking for a native or fluent Greek speaking nanny/au pair to come live with them and their 3 young children in a beautiful little rural village near Nashville, TN. Competitive pay and benefits and excellent working conditions. If you are interested or know someone who might be interested, email me at kgranju-at-yahoo.com
I really love my friend Jeannie Ouellette’s essay … September 28, 2003
I really love my friend Jeannie Ouellette’s essay on why teenage girls poke around the homes of their employers when they are babysitting. I guess I thought I was the only one who did….
I am writing a story for a national publication on… September 16, 2003
I am writing a story for a national publication on the defining characteristics of GenX parenting. I’m still looking for interviewees, so if you have any interesting thoughts or observations on this issue, email me at kgranju-at-yahoo.com.
-Katie
Chek out this comprehensive series of pieces from …
Chek out this comprehensive series of pieces from Mother Jones called The Ungreening of America: How the Bush Administration Has Rolled Back Thirty Years of Environmental Progress.
Be sure to pick up a copy of my good friend Spike …
Be sure to pick up a copy of my good friend Spike Gillespie’s wonderful new essay collection, Surrender (But Don’t Give Yourself Away) And if you live near Austin, TX, you can go hear her read from the book tonight at Book People.
You can find out more about Spike and her work at her website.
If you needed another reason to dislike the George…
If you needed another reason to dislike the George W. Bush dynastic machine, here it is. Actually, I was rather shocked to read that Bush Sr. reacted so callously to his daughter-in-law of 25 years’ plea to be allowed to continue raising his grandchildren in their longtime home, despite the fact that she was being summarily dumped by his son and her husband, Neil Bush. I kinda had the idea that Bush Sr. was, well, a nice man, even if I don’t agree with his political or policy views much of the time.
Now Sharon Bush is shopping around a Bush family tell-all book. It sounds like she actually really neds the money since her divorce settlement was so puny relative to the family’s standard of living. I’m sure she’ll either get a good book deal or the Bush family will pay her off not to sell it, so she will get her money one way or another. I’m sure she would prefer NOT to have to write the book, considering that she is the mother of three Bush children who would find it embarrassing and upsetting.
Sad stuff.
Project Censored has released their 2003 list of …
Project Censored has released their 2003 list of the most underreported-yet-very-important news stories of the year.
David Talbot is spot-on in explaining why Howard D…
David Talbot is spot-on in explaining why Howard Dean and Al Franken are the men of the hour.
Today is Tibet Independence Day and here is some g… September 2, 2003
Today is Tibet Independence Day and here is some good information about what you can do to help the Tibetan people.
