Brian Gongol

Chavez, Others Protest Free Trade During Summit of Americas
No big surprise -- anti-trade protesters started the violence

SBC-AT&T Merger Will Kill the Old Logo

No Freedom of the Pen in Turkey
20 people convicted -- seriously -- of using the letters "Q" and "W" on protest posters. Those letters have been banned in Turkey since 1928. Again, not a joke.

What Urban Designers Want to do with New Orleans
More broadband, more public transit, less concentration of workplaces in the downtown area, more corner stores, and -- oh yes -- hurricane-proof housing

DOT Thinking of Closing Some Iowa Rest Stops Near Des Moines

Soybean Sunscreen is Coming