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Archives for June 2008

The Daily Loper – June 30, 2008

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Moving to Rockferry Edition

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Saving Newspapers The Practical Way

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When I was a mere pre-blogger, one of my life’s fantasies was to become a journalist. I still remember my first published article, written when I was a high school freshman. I did a story on teenage mothers who were finishing school while caring for their babies. They were doing this in what was my former elementary school, previously closed due to budget cuts.

I still remember how weird that felt, talking to girls my age who were learning algebra and how to raise babies in the place I learned to read.

Time went on and I became co-editor of my school paper, together with one my best friends. Around then, I realized that, to be honest, I was more of an opinion columnist than journalist. Sometimes facts get in the way of the story. This might be why I also write fiction. But I’ve always loved newspapers, more for what they represent than what they are.
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The Daily Loper – June 27, 2008

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Gotta Find a New Place Where the Kids are Hip Edition

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The Daily Loper – June 26, 2008

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Girls Could Not Resist His Stare Edition

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Why Kanye West is Such An Asshole

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Quick! What’s the question that is on everyone’s lips right now? You’d think it would be “Who is going to win the 2008 Presidential Election?” or “Are gas prices ever going to go down?” or “Should I buy one of them cheaper iPhones?” or even “What’s up with the Jonas Brothers?”

Nope, the question that is one everyone’s lips right now — again — is “Why is Kanye West such an asshole?”

I think that I have the answer, and it might be not what you think.

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The Daily Loper – June 25, 2008

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Fresno State’s 1st NCAA Men’s Championship in Any Sport Ever Edition

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The Daily Loper – June 24, 2008

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Have You Seen Junior’s Grades? Edition

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Is Playing Music on the Radio A Form of Piracy?

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Does playing someone’s music on the radio hurt them or help them? And is it a “form of piracy”?

I’m a lifelong radio listener. Not like I once was, of course, but I still listen, especially during my morning commute. A couple of weeks ago I happened to hear “The Step and The Walk” by The Duke Spirit on Indie 103.1, and fell instantly in love with it. So, is that a good thing or bad thing for The Duke Spirit?

A logical person would say that it’s a good thing for the artist. Right? I’d never heard of them, and now I have.

Of course, as we’ve seen many times before, the Recording Industry is not made up of logical persons. As a matter of fact, not only do they see no benefit in their artists being played on the radio, they want compensation.

Otherwise, “it’s a form of piracy,” and any argument that playing music is a form of promotion is a “red herring.”

Those aren’t my words, but rather the words of a spokesperson for a recording industry umbrella group with the hilarious name of musicFIRST.

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The Daily Loper – June 23, 2008

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Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits Edition

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