Posted on June 17th, 2008 by TechDigger
Associated Press expects you to pay to license 5-word quotations (and reserves the right to terminate your license) - Boing Boing
In the name of “defin[ing] clear standards as to how much of its articles and broadcasts bloggers and Web sites can excerpt” the Associated Press is now selling “quotation licenses” that allow bloggers, journallers, and [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2008 by Dig ad veritas
We would like to welcome BraveCitizen to our list of writers. Treat her nice, this is her first foray into the blogasphere. She has a great passion for all things progressive and we feel honored that she will be writing with us.
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Posted on June 17th, 2008 by TechDigger
TRAIL BLAZERS Blog | The Dallas Morning News
At the Republican state convention, a booth hosted by Republicanmarket was selling a pin Saturday that says: If Obama is President will we still call it the White House.
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Posted on June 17th, 2008 by TechDigger
I doubled check just to be sure–the land adjacent to Camp Bullis is in district 8. Now, how is it that we have heard so little from the district 8 representative, Diane Cibrian, about the development issue? After all, this is the person who campaigned against development and it’s resulting congestion. This is the person [...]
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Posted on June 15th, 2008 by Dig ad veritas
Walking a little can go a long way - CNN.com
What if there was something simple you could do every day that would burn calories, be good for your heart, and help you stay young. You’d do it, right?
Well, that’s why researchers and doctors are so gung ho about walking, especially in light of new [...]
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Posted on June 11th, 2008 by TechDigger
You would think that when one organization takes over another that has been financially “bleeding” profusely it would clearly lay out financial expectations (you know, things they call budgets) for the various departments to ensure accountability and identify the problem areas. You would think. But six months after being taken over by the University of [...]
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Posted on June 5th, 2008 by Dig ad veritas
Discuss: BexarMet GM Gets Hefty Raise, Customers Get Rate Hike | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Not everyone is struggling during these tough economic times. The head of the BexarMet Water District got a hefty $31,000 raise.
In a few weeks, BexarMet customers will see also a raise. They’ll be paying 14% more per month on their water [...]
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Posted on June 1st, 2008 by Dig ad veritas
Express-News Readers’ ChoiceI just couldn’t help myself. I personally wouldn’t put Whataburger on the top of burger chains in San Antonio but it did give my daughter a nice boost because she works there.
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