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Ben Pillow has worked for the three largest newspaper companies — Gannett, Tribune, McClatchy and Tribune again — as a news reporter, sports reporter, sports copy editor and page designer, news copy editor, news producer (on the online side), senior editor, business reporter and blogger, and now, presentation architect, whatever that is (page designer and copy editor). A South Carolina native, he hopes to avoid moving again for the foreseeable future. E-mail him at ben(at)bthesite.com.

A humorous take on Palin as president

October 16, 2008 at 1:56 pm by Ben Pillow
Posted in palin, politics, presidential election | Add Comment »

Ever wonder what Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin might look like as president in the Oval Office? Then check this site out. GOP supporters might not appreciate all the humor, ... Read more..

Levi Johnston, meet the press

October 13, 2008 at 10:44 pm by Ben Pillow
Posted in news, palin, politics, presidential election | 5 Comments »

A story that didn't make Tuesday's edition of b, the paper (for limited space reasons) is this Associated Press article on Levi Johnston, who's having a baby with Bristol Palin, ... Read more..

No debate over which candidate appeals more to youth

October 6, 2008 at 11:51 pm by Ben Pillow
Posted in news, politics, presidential election | 4 Comments »

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain get their second face-to-face shot at each other in a debate format Tuesday night — this one a town hall-style event from Belmont ... Read more..

Obama gets debate bounce; Palin next?

September 30, 2008 at 8:00 am by Ben Pillow
Posted in news, politics | 5 Comments »

A new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll shows that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made some gains in Friday's first presidential debate with his Republican rival, John McCain. Maybe that can be ... Read more..

Presidential debate redux

September 28, 2008 at 6:23 pm by Ben Pillow
Posted in news, politics | 3 Comments »

If you're like me and missed Friday's presidential debate between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain — sorry to say I wasted my night at Camden Yards watching the ... Read more..

A tool to play presidential matchmaker

September 23, 2008 at 8:00 am by Ben Pillow
Posted in news, politics | 2 Comments »

ABC News has partnered with USA Today on an interactive tool to help we the people figure out which major party presidential candidate we agree with on hot topics such ... Read more..

Barack Obama is big in Brazil

September 18, 2008 at 9:08 pm by Ben Pillow
Posted in news, politics | Add Comment »

In my double-take moment of the week, I saw this headline today on the Associated Press wire: "Barack Obama's on the ballot in Brazil." Eh? Apparently, candidates for office in Brazil can ... Read more..

McCain, Obama camps shortchange us on economy

September 16, 2008 at 7:30 am by Ben Pillow
Posted in politics | 1 Comment »

Monday was quite the day for economy-themed sound bites from the major political parties' presidential campaigns. A drop in the Dow Jones industrials of more than 500 points — the ... Read more..

McCain, Palin get better ‘bounce’

September 9, 2008 at 8:30 am by Ben Pillow
Posted in news, politics | 75 Comments »

In a development that I'm sure irks MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, it appears that Republican John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, got the better of the post-convention "bounce" that ... Read more..

Getting to know Sarah Palin

September 2, 2008 at 8:30 am by Ben Pillow
Posted in Republican Convention, environment, news, politics | 1 Comment »

Call the “hockey mom” the “hockey grandmamma.” The presidential horse race is officially off and running — get used to daily bombshells such as yesterday’s news: that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s unmarried, ... Read more..


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