By Bill Lascher
In the middle of the night I had it all figured out. In a journal rescued from stack of half-finished tomes, I penned thoughts about what I am doing here, free of school, free of work and ready to cast out on my own yet again. Writing with a sudden fervor, I listed [...]
By Bill Lascher
“Wheel is going green,” blared a television announcer during a Spring broadcast of TV’s popular game show “Jeopardy.” The wheel in question? “Jeopardy”’s sister show, the equally well-known “Wheel of Fortune.”
Pat Sajak and Vanna White — icons for decades of American dreams of easy money — became [...]
By Bill Lascher
As mentioned in my bio, I recently completed the Master’s in Specialized Journalism program at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication. I reported and wrote a number of stories dealing with the environment and science during this program. Beginning today and continuing all week, I will publish these stories here (With the exception of my longer [...]
By Bill Lascher
I have to admit Streetsblog beat me to posting a picture depicting this sign (others may have as well), although I took this picture May 29.
Back when I was editor of the Ventura County Reporter and still penning (or is it “keying”) the Fir & Main blog, I wrote enthusiastically about the possibility of [...]
By Bill Lascher
[Updated: In response to my critique, Behrens changed his headline and, as noted below and in his comment, he did use the terms "allegedly" and "according to the LAPD," so I'd be remiss not to correct my own mistake here]
Sometimes it saddens me what other fellow members of the media — loosely defined — claim [...]
By Bill Lascher
New posts coming this week:
– Posts on production and consumption versus conservation;
– Environmental critiques of train travel;
– The ultimate (if not particularly green) multi-modal vacation;
– Dodger Stadium gets even less accessible;
– Privacy, chatting and (in)visibility.
To keep you sated, I’ve been meaning to post some of my photographs from my time handing out beer with the [...]