Well, this about takes the cake.  Technology is advancing rapidy - but look at this - you still have to read these words.  That is about as old as Abraham.  The differencs is that we have people from Hobart, Australia, reading this commentary.  They might be rednecks but they are able to use the internet.
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By David Leonhardt
By now, many political junkies know the recent history of prediction markets. In 2004, the election-morning odds at Intrade, one of the best-known prediction markets, correctly forecast the presidential election in each of the 50 states. (In other words, President Bush won every state where traders gave him than 50 chance of [...]

This writer is a member of the AARP - that should tell you something.  We are on the AARP e-mail list.  Yesterday we received an email titled, “Ohg, Find Love On Line.”  We are laughing as we write - the imagery of old people and internet dating was just too much for our sensibilities.  Perhaps [...]

The conservative media and christian right refers to “The Liberal Blogosphere” and the “Liberal Media” and the “Liberal Internet.”  We looked around the internet and found these clips attacking Obama.  According to these folks Obama is anti-christian, the anti-Christ, a Muslim, and anything else they can think of.
This writer believes the Bible is not threatened [...]

Blogging is unique in the world of Journalism.  Blogging is working on the edge of the cliff.  The Fireside Post began as a blog and evolved into an internet magazine.  We have kept some qualities of the ‘blogs’ that we deemed worthy.  Most notably in the area of accountability.
We are accountable to our readers.  The [...]

Is Opinion different than reporting news - certainly.  The Fireside Post is all about opinion - and we clarify our bias in “Who Are These Guys.” In terms of ‘acting independently’ we are the champions.  We have no affiliations other than the United Methodist Church - and only one of us participates there.  What might [...]