Any decent editor will tell their reporters that good journalism won't come from the office. Competent reporters hit the streets and meet sources in their environment. 

And so its a wonder how Pasadena Now continues to produce content a year after James Macpherson launched what many regard as the first outsourced news site that covers local news. Reporters more than 8,500 miles away in India--India--are covering city hall meetings in Pasadena, California.

In light of the government's latest multibillion dollar bailout of financial giant Citigroup, the editorial board proposes another group in need of massive amounts of taxpayer money: college students.

    If you prayed to God all night long that Michelle Bachmann would lose her Sixth District Congressional seat November 4th, look on the bright side: you get to have Michelle Bachmann represent you on TV. Though you prayed in vain, all is not lost. Thanks to the conservative Sixth District suburbanites, a Minnesota mouthpiece in the form of Michelle Bachman is now regularly featured on Fox News and MSNBC among others.

An article in today's New York Times looks at the binge drinking culture in Wisconsin and raises some questions as to whether or not Wisconsin law enforcement is doing enough to reduce drinking related fatalities.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/us/politics/15clinton.html?hp.

Due to the heavy emphasis on the character of the men and women running for president, the race for the Oval Office tends to play out with all the drama of a made-for-TV movie.  Like every good drama, there is a host of supporting characters to accompany the major protagonists, most of whom add a little flavor to the occasionally bland news cycle interstitium.  This post is the first in a series that will follow up on some of the major newsmakers in this year's election: where they've been, what they're doing, and where they're headed.  Today, we start out with the little cau

The Star Tribune, in a veritable scoop, reported that the University is considering an outdoor smoking ban.

In what seems to be the first bi-partisanship move of his presidential career, President-elect Obama has urged democratic leaders to be friendly to Independent Senator Joe Lieberman after Lieberman campaigned with opponent John McCain.  The Associated Press is reporting that Obama told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that he does not want or intends to have the Democratic Party oust Lieberman from the Democratic caucus.  For those who do not know, the Democratic caucus is the meeting of all Senate democrats that will determine

There’s lazy, and then there is laaaazy.

On Tuesday, though many University of Minnesota students likely struggled to get up for their a.m. class, one student in particular went the extra mile and decided to lie about a bomb threat in the building her class is held in.

If you haven't already, check out John McCain's concession speech.

"The failure is mine," he proclaimed after telling a mostly white crowd the significance of Obama's election.

It was sad to see McCain, a voluntary prisoner of the Vietnam war, return to himself just too late. Had he displayed the class and honesty in the speech throughout his campaign, perhaps the turnout would have been more in his favor, if not outrightly so.

The only disheartening aspect of the speech: Sarah Palin standing at his side.