Monthly Archives: March 2006

Knight Out

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Chip Bok

Click Image to Enlarge. My newspaper has been sold.  Sort of.  Knight Ridder, the owner of the Akron Beacon Journal and 31 others, was bought by the McClatchy company.  McClatchy has limited appetites.  It only wants  20 new papers so … Continue reading →

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Civil War

Posted on March 13, 2006 by Chip Bok

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Summit Smoking Ban II

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Chip Bok

Click Image to Enlarge. A local clinic, Perkins Square Health Clinic, complained that the smoking ban will ruin its bingo operation.

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Smoking Ban I

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Chip Bok

Click Image to Enlarge. The new Summit County Smoking Ban creates an unfair competitive advantage by leaving some businesses exempt.

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Animal Spirits

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Chip Bok

Click to Enlarge Image. The pay is high and the living is cheap here.  Summit County Executive James B McCarthy, appointed 23 year-old college dropout, Christined Congrove, head of Summit Animal Control at a salary of $61,000.  She has law … Continue reading →

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Awards Season

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Chip Bok

I feel a few awards are in order. The Optic Nerve Award goes to jnie for a 3/6 comment on my India cartoon.  She noted the appearance of suitcases next to President Bush that were not present when she saw … Continue reading →

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No R.I.P. for R.I.M.

Posted on March 10, 2006 by Chip Bok

Click Image to Enlarge. Research In Motion, maker of the Blackberry, has had a patent infringement suit hanging over it for a long time.  Last Friday RIM avoided a court ordered shut down of its service by settling the suit … Continue reading →

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Too Big for His Breaches

Posted on March 10, 2006 by Chip Bok

Click Image to Enlarge. I think Bush is taking a bigger hit than he deserves over Katrina.    An AP video showed Incurious George being warned that the levees could overflow.  The Chicago Tribune says, "That yielded a gotcha! moment … Continue reading →

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Military on Campus

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Chip Bok

Click Image to Enlarge. The Supreme court upheld the Solomon Amendment, which allows the federal government to withold federal funding to universities if they don't permit military recruiters on campus. A coalition of 36 law schools had sued claiming the … Continue reading →

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Oscar the Couch

Posted on March 6, 2006 by Chip Bok

Click image to enlarge. Hollywood floated out of the mainstream this year and gave its Best Picture award to a movie about racism, edging out films about gay sheep herders, a gay writer, the McCarthy era, and revenge for terror … Continue reading →

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