LISNews: Librarian News

Liberals show tremendous compassion in pushing for generous government spending to help the neediest people at home and abroad. Yet when it comes to individual contributions to charitable causes, liberals are cheapskates.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/opinion/21kristof.html?em

Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, resigned last night near the end of a monthlong, unpaid suspension for mining state computers for confidential information on "Joe the Plumber."
Two senior managers suspended for their roles in the scandal that spiced this year's presidential campaign also are leaving, The Dispatch has learned. The administration fired Doug Thompson, deputy director of child support. Fred Williams, assistant agency director, resigned effective Jan. 31.

At the "Law Librarian Blog" there is a story titled: Children Worshipping George Bush Cardboard Cutout at a Jesus Camp

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2007/09/children-worshi.html

What does the story have to do with librarianship? Nothing that I can see. Hey "Law Librarian Blog" editors why don't you use your own personal blogs to rip on religion?

The Huffington Post, a venture-capital-backed new media site that mixes links to other sites content with hundreds of celebrity and volunteer blogger posts, is being accused of slimy business practices by a handful of smaller publications who say the site is unfairly copying and publishing their content.

http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/12/huffpo-slammed.html