http://www.akronnewsnow.com/newsroom/CultureClash.xml Culture Clash http://www.akronnewsnow.com/blogs/CultureClash/itemdetail.asp?ID=7930 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:23:35 EST It will be a long time before people stop talking about Anthony Sowell and the parade of death unearthed in his Imperial Avenue home.andnbsp; Women - so far all women - met a horrible end at the hands of someone. All indications are t http://www.akronnewsnow.com/blogs/CultureClash/itemdetail.asp?ID=7924 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:44:04 EST We got a call early Saturday morning. It was from a large retailer, a huge retailer. They wanted to talk about renewing product protection plans on several items. Instead they blew it. Remarkably, simply, they lost me.andnbsp; http://www.akronnewsnow.com/blogs/CultureClash/itemdetail.asp?ID=7912 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:42:16 EST I was so excited the day I got my new phone. It did everything. It wasn't long before I had six full pages of colorful little icons, all representing some cool application, or apps. Some days it seemed that the last thing I needed the device http://www.akronnewsnow.com/blogs/CultureClash/itemdetail.asp?ID=7898 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:56:29 EST In the early part of my life, institutional racism was the sticky, sludgy bottom in the stream of our family's progress. http://www.akronnewsnow.com/blogs/CultureClash/itemdetail.asp?ID=7896 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:30:54 EST There are many experts on the art form of radio, but like all artistic endeavors the true effectiveness is purely subjective. That is, no knows everything and no one in the business is totally wrong. http://www.akronnewsnow.com/blogs/CultureClash/itemdetail.asp?ID=7877 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:45:58 EST Let me say at the start that I am as surprised as anyone by today's headlines. President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize. It is probably the most famous of the awards. It is also, so it seems, the most subjective. http://www.akronnewsnow.com/blogs/CultureClash/itemdetail.asp?ID=7869 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:02:36 EST The house guest has an awful habit. He downs a can of beer, separates the tab and plops it inside the can, turning it into a crude dinner bell. He holds the can up and jingles the make-shift maraca. It is low-class language for, "need another be http://www.akronnewsnow.com/blogs/CultureClash/itemdetail.asp?ID=7855 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:17:39 EST This was the first year that I attempted to join the Roadrunner Akron Marathon. It was in part because I love one special characteristic of the Rubber City Radio Group and in part to prove something to myself.andnbsp; http://www.akronnewsnow.com/blogs/CultureClash/itemdetail.asp?ID=7842 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:10:37 EST I have come to the conclusion that the world would be a better place if there was an "opt out" button on everything. Spam, junk mail, filling stations, grocery stores, Walmart, co workers, friends and even family; how nice it would be to check http://www.akronnewsnow.com/blogs/CultureClash/itemdetail.asp?ID=7823 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:28:23 EST A few posts ago I talked about the danger of couching political arguments within the twisted prism of history. Specifically the darkest moment of the 20th Century has been used to compare proposals on healthcare, pro or con, among other