I hope he's well-grounded

by | Dec 29, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

How do you spell "holy shimoly"? Because this is cool on about 15 levels simultaneously: By implanting an electrode into the brain of a person with locked-in syndrome, scientists have demonstrated how to wirelessly transmit neural signals to a speech...

Goodbye, Larry

by | Dec 29, 2009 | On Springfield

Is it my imagination, or has the Springfield Republican had remarkably little to say about the fast-impending retirement of its publisher, Larry McDermott? The paper announced the 61-year-old McDermott’s retirement in the Dec. 15 issue, just a couple of weeks...

Imperium Watch: All Is CALM–Well, Not Yet

by | Dec 29, 2009 | News

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo has given us all a holiday present. The Democrat from California got a bill through the House that will lower the volume of TV commercials to the level of the program carrying them instead of letting them spout unbearably shrill, disruptive...