http://here-now.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Here & Now Forum en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:48:56 GMT 2009-12-31T03:48:56Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977410439&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace By Wen Stephenson, Senior Producer of On Point: Dear On Point fans: If you landed at onpointradio.org and wondered what had happened — well, don’t worry, you’ve got the right address. We’ve just . . . Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:36:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977410439&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace On Point Webmaster 2008-07-31T14:36:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977305729&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace A new exhibit at Boston's Museum of Science showcases photographs of the world's most famous glaciers taken decades apart.  David Arnold took new pictures of some of the glaciers . . . Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:35:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977305729&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace Ken G. 2008-04-09T13:35:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300253&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace Not sure what to make of this strange animal "public radio" thrashing about the thickets of the interent. Was once a big fan, but now find my attention diverted my the vasting more diverse offerings . . . Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:22:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300253&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace Ken G. 2008-04-02T21:22:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977294005&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace ...on the Rev. Wright/TUCC/Obama discussion.  Shun's been away for awhile, and you can find the first part of his essay HERE .  Welcome back, Shun! (This ADVISORY is part of " GATHER . . . Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:37:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977294005&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-03-26T16:37:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977288630&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace Early this morning, I finally got a chance to sit down at the computer and watch Sen. Obama's entire 40-minute speech (while reading along). I thought it was a wonderful speech, and it sets up a discussion . . . Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:59:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977288630&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-03-19T19:59:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259444&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace Charles Signorile has put a Republican spin ( HERE ) on the ARTICLE I published a few days ago, about the UGLY Congressional Dem primary in Memphis.  It turned ugliER with a "Jews Hate Jesus" . . . Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:24:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259444&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-02-16T00:24:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259243&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace A couple of days ago, I wrote an ARTICLE about the new "promotion" between Gather, Hallmark, and Gatherers, to benefit Project (RED)/The Global Fund.  I asked some questions that I . . . Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:25:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259243&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-02-15T18:25:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258858&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace The state's largest paper reports on his non-denial denial-type of answer from Sen. McCain when they asked if he was going to resign his Senate seat now that he is the presumptive nominee . . . Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:29:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258858&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-02-15T00:29:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258824&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace This was a wonderful and interesting show to listen to this afternoon, on "Talk of the Nation".  The authors spoke passionately about some of the people profiled in this new book. . . . Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:34:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258824&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-02-14T23:34:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257941&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace ARTICLE HERE .  Not often you see that, especially with an absence of major scandal.  It appears that the common factor is that the voters felt that their Representatives were TOO CENTRIST.  . . . Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:39:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257941&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-02-13T22:39:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257739&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace A very interesting speculative ARTICLE about what is going through Sen. Edwards' head after meeting with Sen. Clinton last week and after his meeting with Sen. Obama was called off.  Three . . . Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:37:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257739&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-02-13T18:37:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257666&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace I was excited and intrigued by the e-mail in my Gather inbox yesterday.  I hope you got it, too.  (If not, I have cut-and-pasted it at the bottom of this article.) But, it set off a series . . . Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:36:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257666&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-02-13T17:36:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246580&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace Author and new Gatherer McCartney Green published an article today about her most recent book, titled "Dandelions Never Die".  As she explains HERE , 60% of the proceeds will go to benefit . . . Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:59:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246580&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-02-01T18:59:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243882&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace Pres. Bush signed the Defense Authorization bill yesterday.  BUTTTTTTT, he also quietly announced that he will IGNORE five provisions of it.  Apparently, there is a SIGNING STATEMENT out there.  . . . Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:45:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243882&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-01-30T00:45:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977237999&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace I was able to bring my daughters (and their college student-after school sitter) to see Sen. Clinton up close and personal last night.  It was a delight to see their reactions. Our older (almost . . . Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:36:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977237999&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-01-23T17:36:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236851&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace As stock markets around Asia and the world headed south today, India's finance minister tried to calm the selling: "Look," he said, "India's economy is headed for a booming 9 percent . . . Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:56:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977236851&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace On Point Webmaster 2008-01-22T15:56:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977230372&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace Boston's NPR station, WBUR, thru their Gather presence known as On Point Webmaster, has published a link to their hour-long program on "Race and the 2008 Election." I also linked to . . . Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:04:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977230372&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-01-15T16:04:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977229481&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace I'm sorry that I don't have time to do a more thorough article right now about the sparring that started last week and apparently escalated over the weekend (I was out shepherding my Girl Scout . . . Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:21:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977229481&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-01-14T16:21:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977226910&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace Yesterday, there were two more examples of racial "code words" being used in reference to the presidential primary campaign.  This is something we need to help put a stop to. However, . . . Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:50:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977226910&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-01-11T16:50:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977225945&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace I'm rarely a fan of the "endorsement game" that seems to play out in so many campaigns.  Most of the time, the effects are minimal unless you get someone who is willing to expend some . . . Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:35:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977225945&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-01-10T18:35:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977220428&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace That is the title of a brand new article published by "Rob Port", at this link .  The premises are seriously flawed in my opinion.  The author believes that the "left" . . . Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:36:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977220428&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2008-01-04T19:36:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208896&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace NPR's "Talk of the Nation" had an interesting 16-minute segment yesterday following up on Nobel Laureate James Watson's recent comments.  Listen to it here.   Writer Malcolm . . . Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:22:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208896&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2007-12-20T16:22:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208882&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace The deadline was Monday for candidates to file their affidavit to appear on Arizona's presidential primary ballot.  The primary is on Super-Duper-Humungo-Tuesday, Feb. 5.  Given today's . . . Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:10:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208882&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2007-12-20T16:10:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208759&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace I just heard a promo for this afternoon's show (check here for your local station and times) .  The Castle Doctrine has been discussed in Robert F's article about the man in Texas (Joe . . . Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:45:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208759&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2007-12-20T13:45:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977207233&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace ...Magic Johnson and Bill Clinton are campaigning for Hillary together, and Magic gives a better, more-coherent, more-on-message sound bite than Bill does!  (By the way, I don't think . . . Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:17:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977207233&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2007-12-18T20:17:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977207057&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace Wildlife conservationist Alan Rabinowitz travels the world saving animals and their ecosystems -- from Belize, where he set up the first ever jaguar sanctuary to now in Myanmar, where he's behind . . . Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:25:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977207057&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace On Point Webmaster 2007-12-18T16:25:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977206058&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace This am, on Morning Edition, NPR teased a longer story to run this afternoon (on All Things Considered) featuring interviews with several Iraqis who were wounded and/or witnessed the infamous Blackwater . . . Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:20:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977206058&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2007-12-17T16:20:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977197568&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace It had passed both houses of Congress, but was pulled from the war bill because of the President's threat to veto the entire bill.  Proponents promise to get it to the President's desk in . . . Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:09:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977197568&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2007-12-08T01:09:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977186402&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace  I heard part of this debate on my local NPR station this afternoon, and can't wait to listen to the rest online.  You can check it out, too - either the 50-minute edited version, or the . . . Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:07:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977186402&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2007-11-26T01:07:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977169318&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace 3:50 second long video giving a good basic explanation of their take on the issues.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ55Ir2jCxk&eurl=http://www.wgaeast.org/index.php/articles/1033?wgra=1 . . . Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:35:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977169318&grpId=3659174697246517&nav=Groupspace paul w. 2007-11-06T18:35:59Z