In this episode: a local connection to the war brewing in the Middle East, the sudden departure of the Palladium-Item's managing editor, Wayne County is featured state-wide for its business growth and nationally for quality of life, a veritable buffet of food news, and some very different perspectives on space exploration. Plus, events you may not already know about, and your comments and letters: some glowing, some downright nasty. Read more below for links from this episode. Enjoy!
Links from stories in this week's show:
- E-mail message from Earlham professor Saoud El Mawla from Lebanon about the conflict there
- Pal-Item Story: Interim managing editor named for newspaper
- BizVoice article on Wayne County: Staying Ahead of the Curve [PDF]
- Pal-Item Story: DJ saves pig's bacon; hog grows fat on farm
- Pal-Item Story: Starbucks eyeing mall
- Pal-Item Story: article on Charlie's Coffee Bar and Gallery
- WECI 91.5 FM, Richmond's Public Radio station
- Pal-Item Editorial: Not the time for space exploration
- Pal-Item Letter: Man's future rides on travel in space
- Pal-Item Letter: NASA too costly? Not in federal cost comparison
A followup to the lead story from this show: Saoud hasn't had a chance to respond to my contact yet, but it looks like the Palladium-Item got a hold of him (perhaps after seeing him mentioned here?...hmmm) and conducted an interview by e-mail. I suspect the related article will appear in print soon, but you can also read his original responses as he was kind enough to send them via e-mail.
A highlight: "I have lived and witnessed all kind of wars in Lebanon and the Middle-East since 1967...I know that War will not solve any question...on the contrary it will complicate things in addition to the destruction and the loss of innocent lives...Only Dialog based on the Respect of Human life and Human Dignity and Human Traditions and Cultures can be an effective way to resolve conflicts."
Comment by Chris — Wednesday July 19, 2006 @ 10:46 pm