http://www.thecouriertimes.com en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 22:16:20 GMT Daily feed of articles http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=41&ArticleID=281182 When two senators recently got into a spat over whether the Boston Marathon bombings were being politicized, the news was everywhere within minutes. Reams of commentary quickly followed. In the maneuvering over gun-control legislation, every twist and turn was instantly reported and then endlessly debated. As the effects of the federal sequester start to make themselves felt, outlets in every medium - print, television, online - are carrying both the news and the inevitable partisan sniping over its meaning. Opinion Mon, 13 May 2013 03:24:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=41&ArticleID=281181 One afternoon in 2011, my friend Eric spent a couple of hours over lunch explaining Twitter to me and I thought I understood it all, but as you'll see from my first few tweets, I wasn't very confident: Is anyone getting this? Opinion Mon, 13 May 2013 03:22:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=41&ArticleID=281179 I like to complain as much as anybody else. In truth, I may do more than my share of finding fault and wagging a finger in warning. Nonetheless, I'm tired of commentators (including many economists) who find nothing good and only the darkest clouds for the past few months. Opinion Mon, 13 May 2013 03:21:00 GMT