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Archive for June, 2008

George Carlin, writer

George Carlin, who died Monday morning of heart failure, will be remembered by most as a comedian with a finely tuned sense of outrage, a nose for the truly ridiculous and the utterer of the Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television. (No link there; this is a family blog.)

But Carlin was also a writer, and a good one. He spent hours honing his material before going on stage, and was continually updating his … continued »

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This week’s column focuses on last week’s Peabody fire, and how the paper is using new tools to report the news…

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Our Masconomet High School interns, Kristina Bond and Maria Costigan, have finished up for the summer (and will be graduating Friday).

You’ve probably seen their bylines in the paper, including an interesting point-counterpoint on voting in last Saturday’s paper.

They’ve also left us with a pretty cool video on the monetary costs of teen smoking.

We’re not the only ones who were impressed. The duo was awarded first prize at … continued »

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