Tweet Text smaller Text bigger A typical South Korean traditional structure. Inside is a large drum. In ancient times, villagers would bang on it to summon a local or regional leader who could help with large problems and emergencies. (Photo: Anthony LoBaido) (Editor’s note: Journalist and photographer Anthony C. LoBaido has lived and worked in South […]

By Margaret Quamme For The Columbus Dispatch Sunday September 23, 2012 5:26 AM The American dream seems always to live somewhere in the past. For Hedrick Smith, author of The Russians and producer of numerous documentaries for PBS, the dream was realized in the 1960s and ’70s, when Smith was covering the March on Washington […]

NEW YORK – Watch out China and Canada, “Made in America” has an attractive ring to it these days. Four years after the height of the financial crisis, marked by a drastic drop in salaries, the United States is again finding favor among manufacturers. Out on the campaign trail ahead of the November 6 elections, […]

Angry Bear Blog by Kenneth Thomas More New Books Highlight Plight of Middle Class The situation of the middle class is a hot topic these days, and rightly so. In addition to James Carville and Stan Greenberg’s recent book, It’s the Middle Class, Stupid, new books are out by Donald Barlett & James Steele, Jeff […]