EBay Founder Previews New Media Venture – Reason (blog)

EBay Founder Previews New Media VentureReason (blog)"'First Look Media' is a marriage between a technology company and a new kind of newsroom," Omidyar, the founder of eBay, announces in the video. "Our goal is to experiment, innovate and overcome existing obstacles to make it easier for journalists to …Pierre Omidyar: First …

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How We Saved The Post Office—& The Library

With New Haven’s landscape changing amid a wave of building projects, William H. H. Rees’s memory focused on what happened during a previous massive rebuilding wave, in the mid-20th century—and how citizens stopped several colossal mistakes in their tracks. More: continued here

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Deep Cuts in Food Stamps Said Averted in Farm-Bill Deal – Bloomberg

Washington Post Deep Cuts in Food Stamps Said Averted in Farm-Bill DealBloombergDeep cuts in U.S. food stamp spending sought by House Republicans were averted in a tentative agreement on a much-delayed agriculture bill, according to a congressional aide familiar with the matter. The proposed farm legislation crafted by U.S. …Farm bill …

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