Charlton

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The Tim Russert media response, explained

Posted Thu, Jun 19, 1:33 p.m.

Another word about Tiim Russert: Tim Russert apparently led an exemplary personal life, and was strong on dedication to his job, commitment to his family. The better people knew him, and/or worked with him, the more they seemed to admire and like him. But "great journalist"? Not IMHO. A provocative, ...

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A historical moment at the campaign's midpoint

Posted Tue, Jun 10, 9:21 a.m.

Educating the electorate: Attaining the presidency will be only one potential tool for Change, as both Obama and McCain know. McCain can continue to promise his kind of pseudo-Change, while insulting Obama with sly sub-texts, substituting pejoratives for realistic policy proposals. Obama correctly identifies major ills created by both the ...

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Evolution of a think tank

Posted Tue, Apr 29, 9:38 a.m.

ID: Indefensible Distraction: This informative article on Chapman, his Discovery, and Intelligent Design (ID means what its various proponents say variously it means) is quite spooky. The article is spooky because it's yet another illustration of how and why ID is creepy. ID oozes in everywhere, a kind of intellectual ...

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The bad and the ugly of Northwest newspaper Web sites

Posted Thu, Sep 13, 9:35 a.m.

Sprightly, comprehensive, and Useful: Chuck, these critiques and observations are extremely helpful to both purveyors and consumers of news in the Great Nearby. With this sort of post, you become ombudsman for the profession. I suggest you make this an annual feature when you do the annual survey. And please ...

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Crosscut readers: Tell us what you think

Posted Mon, Sep 10, 2:10 p.m.

Collaborative promotion: There could be some targeted promotion of Crosscut with local professionals, academics, students, and public officials. Get some help from your friends and admirers in all those places. They can pass the word to friends/colleagues/customers/constituents that Crosscut is a unique and uniquely useful addition to the media mix, ...

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Crosscut version 1.1

Posted Thu, Jul 26, 1:52 p.m.

Purposive Evolution: Crosscut 1.1 is really splendid. And it's constructed in a way that forces it to become even more powerful, prescient, and user-friendly. Can you copyright the design, and later versions/enhacements of it? If you can, you should. Others will attempt to copy or steal features and innovations from ...

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Stalking Kurt Vonnegut, and so on

Posted Sat, Apr 14, 12:11 p.m.

A high standard: If the essay on searching for Kurt Vonnegut is to be the standard for Crosscut features, we are all blessed.

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