Bright white rocks. Dead trees. Parched grass. "This is the Peace River," said Bill Lewelling, a sandy 3-foot ribbon underneath his feet. ...more

May 30, 2008

If you're like me, you recently received another sack of phone books at your door. I am so sick and tired of these bloody things I could scream! Within the past six months 13-plus pounds of near-useless paper has been dumped at my doorstep. We didn't ask for the phone books. We did not put out an urgent call to Verizon or AT&T to please bring us some more dead trees or child booster seats. There they were anyway waiting annoyingly on our front stoop. ...more

December 20, 2007

Last week, I discussed the blind faith that is leading media executives to invest heavily in online ventures at the expense of print. This week: Will the Internet ever be profitable? ...more

December 5, 2007