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Carl Malamud for Public Printer

Government communications can drive beneficial change in information and communication opportunities and services. In current difficult economic circumstances, intelligent, vigorous leadership in government communications is particularly important. Carl Malamud can provide such leadership as Public Printer, as the head of the U.S. Government Printing Office. I enthusiastically endorse Carl Malamud for Public Printer, and I … Continue reading Carl Malamud for Public Printer

encountering your past self

Samuel Beckett’s play, Krapp’s Last Tape, now being performed at the Keegan Theatre, resonates poignantly in our age of cheap, easy, and ubiquitous digital recording. Imagine thirty years from now looking back at your Facebook News Feed, or at your e-mail archive. Imagine looking through the old digital photos piled up on your hard drive … Continue reading encountering your past self

adapting to new, difficult conditions

Amidst the housing crisis, the financial market meltdown, and rising unemployment, to survive and prosper requires the natural spirit that has helped humankind to endure for millennia.  Nothing better exemplifies that spirit than a couple, forced from Hawaii, drawing upon their primitive understanding of Eskimo ways to make a new home in Oregon. To realize … Continue reading adapting to new, difficult conditions