Voice Report from Bill Adler in Antarctica

[Ed Note: Bill Adler is a NowPublic Guest Editor. He is currently on a voyage to Antarctica; these are his voicereports].29.11.07 Go here to listen to the voice report.This is Bill Adler calling from the...

Sippy-Cup Saga Hits CNN

Here at NowPublic Global HQ, we were pleased to see the work of Bill Adler make it to CNN's Situation Room. Regardless of whose side one takes in the TSA/sippy-cup story, it's quite telling to see a site like...

A Stream of Hate Mail -- the TSA Story Revisited

As a writer I'm accustomed to receiving letters and emails about my books. Some are good, some less so. But these letters pale in comparison to the rants, missives and simply hateful things that people have sent to me. I can only imagine what Monica Emmerson's inbox looks...

Sippy Cup Terrorism: "They weren't fearful idiots back then"

The story of Monica Emmerson and her 20 month-old son has reverberated across the web.UPDATE: The TSA has posted its own version of events to its website. An account of this is here. Many are outraged at the...

Washington, DC's Cafe War

In the ongoing battle over whether or not Cosi, a cafe, should be permitted in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, DC there are few people without an opinion. By a nearly 2 to 1 margin, neighbors who...

Historic Yenching Palace Restaurant in Washington, DC Closing June 10th

One of the most notable and historic restaurants in Washington, DC, Yenching Palace, will be closing for good on June 10th. Yenching Palace opened in 1955.Yenching Palace, located on Connecticut Avenue, NW just...

How Not to Help Car Thieves: News from the Washington, DC Crime Reports

This isn't an article about trends; it's simply a snapshot from a single day's crime report in Washington, DC. Here are four items of note from the Second District of the Metropolitan Police Department. These reports were all compiled on May 25, 2007. These four police...

Food Thefts in Washington, DC

Two unrelated items that appeared in a local crime report in Washington, DC stick out as being related. These incidents are for the week ending May 25, 2007. Police report #1"Robbery occurred in the 3400 block...

Recycling in Washington, DC - What You See May Not Always Be What's Happening

In the District of Columbia residents and businesses are required to recycle paper, bottles and cans. And recycling is very popular -- residents enthusiastically separate their recyclable material from their...

Lights, Camera, Confusion: Washington, DC's Police Lights Problem

You can never find a cop when you need one goes the familiar refrain. So why do Washingtonians complain when they can find a cop easily? In the District of Columbia, police cars have white flashing lights on all...

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