Blog Entries
Blog entries, here and from elsewhere.
Eggs
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 10/16/2004 - 22:04I receive a letter on a mailing list I am on this evening. It said, in part:
I spent a couple hours at the local storefront Kerry/Edwards/Farrell HQ making phone calls.
Freedom of the Press
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 10/16/2004 - 05:21(Originally published in Greater Democracy)
During the Democratic National Convention, there was a lot of discussion about whether or not bloggers are really journalists. I would like to take this a little bit and wonder if we are part of the ‘press’ and what that means.
The first amendment says, “Congress shall make no … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press”. When this was written, an important part of the press were the pamphleteers and these days, bloggers are often spoken about as the modern day pamphleteers.
Flags... and the People Who Wave Them.
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 10/15/2004 - 07:59While surfing at Blog Explosion, I stumbled across an interesing blog entry, where the writer rants about flag waving three year olds. She writes, "There's nothing more moving than a small, impressionable child in the midst of a crowd waving a piece of cloth that represents your country, is there? ... I have to admit I get a different feeling when I see pictures like this. It's a sinking, disconnected feeling -- disgust, even."
I wrote the following response:
State Representative Debates
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 10/14/2004 - 09:30My wife, who is running for State Representative, has her first debate this evening.
As we've prepared for the debate, I've been looking at various sites to get good information on the issues. The Center for Policy Alternatives has a great website for looking up some information.
We've also had some good discussions with people from Democracy for America.
I sent out an email to people that had been involved with the Democracy Forum, and they have sprung back to life. Please visit the new Democracy Forum Blog.
If anyone reading this has specific comments about issues that Kim should address in her debate, or information that would help her, please post it here.
More about charities
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 10/14/2004 - 09:17Over the past few days, I've been talking a bit about supporting various charities online. In particular, I highlighted, Strengthen the Good which promotes various charities and the the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation.
Another charity that has been getting a lot of blog attention recently is Project Apollonia. Please check them out as well.
Locally, someone from the Stamford, CT Red Cross posted a link to a survey about the local Red Cross. If you live in or near Stamford, please consider filling out the survey.
