Opinion: The Reporter's Notebook, Style Weekly

More Fun With "i.e.*"

Peter Galuszka — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:54:24 -0400

The story surrounding "i.e.*" continues to draw laughs.

"i.e.*" is the Great Richmond Chamber of Commerce's latest, three-year-long promotional campaign that supposedly will make our town "the Capital of Creativity" in the words of promoter-in-chief Thomas A. Silvestri, the publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and past chairman of the chamber.…

"i.i.i.i.i.e.e.e.e.e.*******!!!!!!"

Peter Galuszka — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:01:55 -0400

For the perfect illustration of the sloppy and wishful thinking that plagues Greater Richmond, check out this morning's front page of the business section of the Times Dispatch.

There's one article shamelessly promoting the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce's new "initiative" with the cute name of "i.e.*" which purports to tell the world just how creative people in the city are.…

Philip Morris and Alice in Wonderland

Peter Galuszka — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:11:00 -0400

It might seem like a simple question: Is it hard to quit smoking tobacco?

For Philip Morris, past and present, it depends on what kind of barriers your corporate lawyers have erected.…

Lessons from Hitler, Lest We Forget

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0400

If there is anything that I can take from my class is that promises are often empty, and rhetoric as sturdy as the air it fills. The saying holds true, actions are louder than words...even if not immediately self-evident.…

Merely Musing

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:00:00 -0400

At first glance, it appears to this reader that the Times-Dispatch editorial pages are, at the least, uninformed. Often, the articles show an alarming lack of research.…