Jenny Lind Fire Board calls special meeting

The board of the Jenny Lind Fire Protection District has scheduled a special meeting for 5:30 p.m. today at the Jenny Lind firehouse. Board member Dennis Peterson said they were likely to discuss ratifying the budget, and might have a closed session regarding personnel issues.

Josh Mull: I read in the paper that you don't care about Afghanistan

I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan....

FBI contacts Scranton web host about terrorism links on blog

A little-known Scranton technology company is at the center of an international free-speech controversy after it terminated a blogging site that had links to terrorism information.BurstNET Technologies Inc., 422 Prescott Ave., Scranton, has drawn world

Political battles go online

In a tense corner of the city during the unrest two months ago, office workers were taking their mid-afternoon break when the sound of the national anthem came ringing over the public address system of their Silom high-rise. All the workers gathered downstairs to show their respect, except for one woman who refused to leave her desk as she thought that it was unnecessary to show where her...

Humphrey: GOP circus gets national attention

As Tennesseans watch the last days of the state's most seriously contested Republican gubernatorial primary in 40 years, the rest of the nation has been watching, too, with an apparent mix of amusement and wonder. And maybe a dash of smugness.

Facebook likely to delay IPO till 2012

Facebook Inc. will probably put off its initial public offering until 2012, giving Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg more time to gain users and boost sales, three people familiar with the matter said. Facebook would benefit from another year of growth... Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg - Initial public offering - Chief executive officer - Social network