Someone just sent me this, an obituary for one of my ancestors, Maria Wolf Van Note. The genealogy community are great people!
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Tag Archives: Newspapers
Turning citizens into angry activists
THE POST-JOURNALISM ERA
In 2016, staff at The New York Times embarked on “a wrenching pivot from a journalism of fact to a ‘post-journalism’ of opinion.”
“The experiment proved controversial. It sparked a melodrama over standards, featuring a conflict between radical young reporters and befuddled middle-aged editors. The requirements of a newspaper as an institution collided with the call for an explicit struggle against injustice.”
“The goal of post-journalism, according to media scholar Andrey Mir, is to ‘produce angry citizens.’”
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Seattle’s Salmon Derby, September 1940
Everett Hay, Salmon Derby Finalist, Third Round
I had no idea that my great uncle, Everett Hay, ever fished. But he is listed as a third round finalist, second from last on the list, in The Seattle Times Salmon Derby of 1940. His catch was an impressive, at least to me, twenty pounds.
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Hello, Me, circa 1984
It’s quite remarkable to find a photograph of yourself featured prominently in your hometown paper.
It isn’t a recent one, thank God. This photo is from the microfilm archives. It dates to 1984, the second year of a youth running event called the Awesome 3000.
The more I look at it, the more I am convinced that it’s me. And is that my sister, Jennifer, standing by my side?
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Natural causes? A non-combat situation?
I sure would like more details. Our combat casualties are so overlooked in the media that it is depressing. No one, civilians and reporters that is, seems to understand that we are at war.
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It is sad to learn that another newspaper, one that I would read occasionally, is kaput.
I love newspapers, particularly the small town, local ones. So seeing the demise of another is sad.
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Gonna have to freshen up on my Czech. I love reading about Mendel.
The Case of the Missing Mendel Manuscript
Ever since learning about my own DNA, I have become fascinated with genetics, particularly the human kind. That fascination extends to Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk who lived in the 19th century. He discovered the basic principles of heredity through experiments in his garden using plants such as peas.
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FOOTNOTE
I first posted this on my experimental blog at webs.com. Why? Because the wifi at the local Whole Foods would not let me publish it at WordPress for some reason.
Gee, I wonder why people are upset about rampant illegal immigration.
ajh
Crumb rubber? A most unique name. What is crumb rubber?
I like reading the newspapers and came upon this, crumb rubber, from one in New Mexico.
I have never seen the term before. It has a sort of tastiness to it, but I doubt anyone should be eating the stuff.
I am wondering if it is the strange pellets that are kicked up on artificial play fields. It is curious material. I think my niece tried eating some of it once. Her mother caught on and stopped her before any became lunch. Or maybe it was my littlest nephew.
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Looks good to me!
The front page of The Washington Times sums up what’s happening in the Trump White House & beyond. For the most part, I am happy with the news. We, the conservatives, just need to keep moving. Slow, steady progress is the key, I think.
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AARON HILL’S NOTEBOOK 