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Now, this would make a great Monsanto ad

By Mark | September 28, 2009

Detroit Metro Times columnist Michael Jackman lost his great-grandfather 100 years ago. He marked the occasion by creating this wonderful piece of video: To my knowledge, no one at Monsanto has yet reached out to the Jackman family to offer their condolences. Then again, I wouldn’t expect too much in the way of sympathy from […]

Posted in Health, History, Other | Also tagged 100 years ago today, 1909, acid fumes, Agent Orange, Corporate Crime, Death of a Jackman, Detroit Metro Times, dying on the job, Harbor Springs, Kansas, ladders, Michael Jackman, Monsanto, R.I.P., Robert Jackman, United ZInc & Chemical Company | 4 Comments

On death, bikes, cancer and the practice of aggressive moderation

By Mark | July 29, 2009

Continuing our conversation on local news sites and their policies concerning the removal of people’s comments, it’s been brought to my attention that the recently launched AnnArbor.com site is already making good on their promise to “aggressively moderate” the contributions of their readers. Apparently, yesterday, reader comments following a short article on the tragic death […]