Category: "culture/news"

Stock photos

I think I've mentioned Stock Exchange before as a good source of stock photos. Morgue File is another good one. Both are free for non-commercial and commercial use. (via the Daily Sucker) more »

The Office

There's a short list of shows that Sara and I never miss. NBC's The Office is the newest addition to that list. It's on Tuesdays at 9:30. You can read more about it at the official site and at TV Tome. It's based on a British sitcom of the same… more »

School board election results

The school board election was yesterday. Here are the results: STEVE L. LEWIS 306 VANESSA TALLMAN 259 STEVE COOPER 207 MONTY JOHNSON 204 KELLIE CASE 176 JIM HESTER 175 Three spots were open, so the top three have been… more »

Bright Eyes

I've been meaning to post about this band for a while. I use the term band loosely; it is the brainchild of singer and songwriter Conor Oberst, and is made up of whatever musician friends he can bring together at the time. Bright Eyes reminds me a bit… more »

School board candidate question three

Discuss your opinions on how the Adrian School district can improve, both financially as well as improving the quality of the district (question submitted by Cole Young). Steve Cooper: That's a tough one. To give an answer you really need to be… more »

School board candidate question two

What qualities and experience will you bring to the board? Steve Cooper: I have run my own business and been a heath care administrator, nursing home and long-term care consultant. That has taught me management in a large organization. Several of… more »

School board candidate question one

I sent three questions to the six school board candidates. The answers are given in the order I received them. The election is on Tuesday, April 5. Why do you want to be on the school board? Steve Cooper: I'd like to pay back to the community what… more »

MGM v. Grokster

Yesterday hearings began for the Supreme Court case of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster, Ltd. This is a very important case. The movie studio is suing the creator of a peer to peer file sharing network, because the software makes it easy for… more »

Berry on work

The great question that hovers over this issue, one that we have dealt with mainly by indifference, is the question of what people are for. Is their greatest dignity in unemployment? Is the obsolescence of human beings now our social goal? One would… more »

Berry on competition

I'm not posting this quote from What Are People For? by Wendell Berry because I agree with it. I don't know if I do. But it is thought-provoking and I'd like to hear what everyone thinks. The ideal of competition always implies, and in fact requires… more »

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