by News Staff | Dec 19, 2008 | Bureaucrat Beat
Here’s a scarey statistic. Recent reports said that Washington, D.C. is home to 35,000 lobbyists. That’s roughly 70 lobbyists per legislator. No wonder we’re in trouble. All they must get done is talking to lobbyists. And, no, we, the common citizens...
by News Staff | Dec 16, 2008 | Bureaucrat Beat
While our thoughts bounced around inside of our skulls in search of inspiration for today’s column, we zeroed in on a start. Verizon provoked the creative urge. We know even Santa can’t do much about our Christmas wish that Verizon will hire real people...
by News Staff | Dec 12, 2008 | Bureaucrat Beat
How do you write an epitaph for a newspaper? It’s like a living person. You’ve spent early mornings with it. Thinking and talking and drinking coffee with it. Laughing and crinkling the pages, sometimes crying as you read a heart breaker. The Los Angeles...
by News Staff | Dec 9, 2008 | Bureaucrat Beat
You know, you really can learn a lot when you read news stories. That’s why we in the Bureaucrat Beat newsroom favor a daily scan of headlines and a read of the good stuff. Even though we are into broadcast journalism, we still get a thrill out of the flip of...
by News Staff | Dec 5, 2008 | Bureaucrat Beat
Observers of the Mammoth Town Council Wednesday night left in a state of mystification. Police said that the issues they raised had nothing to do with Steve Searles. What? Their entire letter to the Town Manager attacked Searles, who, Wednesday night, said he thought...
by News Staff | Dec 2, 2008 | Bureaucrat Beat
Okay. We’re into December now and lurching toward the holidays. This year our Christmas budget looks a bit like the Lake Mary Road bridge did a few weeks back – flat and crumbled. Hey! We get it. This is a great chance to celebrate the real Christmas. We...
