John Morton

Can more spending revive the American dream?

Why any new stimulus plan should boost spending on infrastructure and education. Such spending is required, says liberal economist Robert Kuttner, "to prevent recession from turning into depression." One spending suggestion of...

Archipelago shows Photo Camp images

ROCKLAND (Nov 13): Archipelago Fine Arts, the Island Institute’s art gallery at 386 Main St., will spotlight the talents of young photographers from North Haven and Vinalhaven. “My Island: Images of Everyday Life” is a two-week...

Tribulations at Tribune

When real estate mogul Sam Zell closed his purchase of Tribune Co. in 2007, he brushed aside dire prognoses about the newspaper business and promised to arrest its decline with a "fresh, entrepreneurial culture that is fast and...

Fortress International Group, Inc. Chairman Harvey L. Weiss Steps Down as Chairman of the Board

COLUMBIA, MD, Nov 12, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Fortress International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIGI), a company providing comprehensive services for the planning, design, development and maintenance of mission critical...

Moonlight thieves hit mangoes

UNDER cover of moonlight, thieves have been stealing thousands of dollars worth of mangoes from orchards, just as growers were hoping to cash in on bumper prices. Thefts in the Burdekin area, south of Townsville, have put...

Absent Buyers, New Britain, Bristol Papers To Close

By DAVID OWENS, JANICE PODSADA and ERIC GERSHON Journal Register Co., owner of five daily newspapers in Connecticut, plans to close The Bristol Press and The Herald of New Britain by January unless buyers emerge. Employees at...

tudy: Shedding Pounds Could Make You Smarter

There are many health benefits to losing weight, but now new research suggests that shedding the pounds could make you smarter, reports CBS station WFOR-TV in Miami. In the U.S. where nearly 2 out of 3 Americans are overweight...

Move away from print a gamble for paper

PHOENIX — A daily newspaper in suburban Phoenix stakes its future on a bold experiment in hopes of surviving a declining industry: reducing the number of publication days of its print edition while posting news on its Web site...

A Moment for the Ages, Many Years in the Making

"Obama Makes History," said the headline in this newspaper on Wednesday, a statement of the obvious, but no less momentous for that. Everybody knows it's true -- nearly everybody has been saying it since Tuesday night. But what...

Speak Out ... Star's good choice

Speak Out ... Star's good choice Feedback and commentary from Anniston Star readers. Congratulations to The Star for picking and endorsing a winner for our U.S. president. Thanks to Forsyth People of Alabama minister to our...

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