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Bowing to the rapid rise of news distributed digitally rather than on paper, the
will begin immediately accepting submissions from online-only publications.
The Pulitzers, administered by
, are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards for American newspaper reporting and commentary. Beginning with the 2009 prizes, which cover work done in 2008 and which will be presented in April, Internet newspapers and other news organizations that publish Read the rest of this entry »

Searching the Internet may stimulate and help improve brain function more than reading a book.
that searching the web triggers centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning in middle-aged and older adults. But while web browsing may spark more neurons than mere book-reading, the study says, this only occurs in those with previous Internet experience.
The study, which the researchers claim is the first of its kind, is Read the rest of this entry »

Bobby Maxwell kept a close eye on the oil industry for more than 20 years as a government auditor. But he says the federal agency he worked for is now a "cult of corruption." An inspector general's report found that agency employees received improper gifts from industry officials and engaged with them in illegal drug use and inappropriate sexual relations.

Local blogger Dan Ryan has never been sued for his postings, although one commenter whose anti-Semitic ravings he deleted accused him of slander and threatened “to own my house.”
Even so, Ryan, whose daily musings about politics, homemade beer and whatever else strikes his fancy appear at
, said he was not overly concerned about getting sued.
“I have the benefit of being fundamentally judgment-proof — like most bloggers,” Read the rest of this entry »