Salt Lake Tribune looking like USA Today

I read a copy of the Salt Lake Tribune today. First time I've read a newspaper in years. I get most of my news from the Internet and TV.

But today I picked up a copy of the newspaper and started looking through it. Wow, I'm impressed. The format is completely changed since the last time I looked at it. This could have taken place years ago for all I know. But it looks a lot like a USA Today paper. Bold colors for various sections. Lots of pictures, catching headlines; it looks really good.

I also noticed this morning on KUTV Channel Two in Salt Lake City that a reporter from the news paper appears in a short segment telling viewers about hot stories in the days paper. At first I wasn't sure what value that gave viewers. But basically TV news can't cover every news story, not even a fraction. The newspaper does a pretty good job of that.

While I'm still going to get a majority of my news online, I will check out a Sunday edition to see what other cool things I find.

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The Jazz Show #22

Visit the website, jazz.thepodcastnetwork.com or stream it below.

[audio:http://jazz.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_thejazzshow_20070317_22.mp3]

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The Podcast Network gets a new face

The guys at The Podcast Network have been hard at work to bring you TPN 3.0. Please take some time to visit the new site. It's not perfect yet but I like all the new features that users will have. Great job Cam and team.

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I’ve found Wal-Mart’s weakness

Wal-Mart, the monster of all stores. It's one of the few places I can get a gallon of milk, a head lamp for my car, a new DVD and a pair of shoes, at the same time.

But this morning I think I stumped them. I was near a store when the need for a photo copy arose. It was something like 7AM when most other stores are closed. So I thought, Wal-Mart will have a pay-per-copy machine and I just needed one copy. I walked in very triumphant. I knew Wal-Mart wouldn't let me down.

The very nice customer service person asked me if she could help, I said yes, I need to make a copy, where is the stores copy machine? She looked at me kind of funny and said "we don't have a copy machine" and went on her way. I was dumbfounded. The worlds largest super store didn't have a copy machine for customer use? I was willing to pay just about any amount for that copy. But I walked out empty handed and waited outside the local OfficeMax until 8AM when they opened.

So it turns out Wal-Mart doesn't have everything. They can provide you with prescriptions, taxes, glasses, food and clothing needs, but not your copy needs. I am finding another store.

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Help Find Brittany in Salt Lake City, Utah

Apparently Brittany has been found. I have no other information to pass on at this time. My original post has been removed as requested by the family.

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