Writing, blogging, reporting

• Dick Cavett on "The Wild Wordsmith of Wasilla"

• Cheap & easy: Scholastic Books covers of the '60s & '70s

• Say what, Mr. President? One thing we might miss about President George W. Bush

• Bloggers Unite: Refugees by the numbers

• Oxford U. researchers give us their top 10 irritating expressions. What are yours?

• Now it can be told! Behind-the-scenes election gossip, courtesy of Newsweek

• Election tools you can use to cut through all the bullsh*t

• Blog Action Day 08: To help the poor, let's stop idolizing the rich

• Newspapers: 10 reasons they can't be saved

• Facting-checking the debate & "that one": more favorite moments

• Doonesbury: investigative reporting too costly?

• WTF Happened to Gwen Tennyson???

• Arresting journalists as well as protestors at the RNC?

• Many Jewish New Orleanians wait out storm in Utica, MS camp, says blogger Smason

• Where to get info on Hurricane Gustav

• Network News Parody -- Too Funny Not to Post

• Cleveland Jewish News named Ohio's Best Weekly by The Society of Professional Journalists!

• Former poet laureate uncovers America's love of poetry