Entries Tagged as 'Editor’s Notes'

Michigan Madness Winners

November 11th, 2010 · No Comments

A pundit who knew what he was talking about and a lobbyist who edged out his boss with the help of the tiebreaker were the top finishers in Michigan Madness, Dome’s first election forecasting competition.

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Waiting, But Not Waiting, for Waiting for Superman

September 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Waiting, But Not Waiting, for Waiting for Superman by T. Scott September 16, 2010 If, as the growing buzz suggests, a new documentary will do for education reform what Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth did for awareness of global warming, then there is hope ahead. The buzz has some foundation, given that the filmmaker who [...]

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Be Gentle

August 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Be Gentle by T. Scott August 16, 2010 Confession time. Only a few short weeks ago, the ranks of nonTweeters included me. I didn’t just not Tweet, I dismissed Twitter as a silly waste of time and the planet’s resources. Did I care what somebody in the Twitterverse was telling the world he/she was having [...]

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The Long and Short of It

July 16th, 2010 · No Comments

The Long and Short of It by T. Scott July 16, 2010 How should the news media cover political campaigns, especially one as important as the 2010 race for governor? There’s always debate on the topic (usually after the election) and criticism that reporters cover too much of the horse race (and the betting) and [...]

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All Geeked Up

June 16th, 2010 · No Comments

All Geeked Up by T. Scott June 16, 2010 The working title all along for this month’s cover story was “GEEKED!” And why not? It’s not just a good-news story, it has the potential to be a great-news story for a state that has suffered so much during the past lost decade. Those close to [...]

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Going to Great Lengths

May 17th, 2010 · No Comments

Going to Great Lengths by T. Scott May 16, 2010 Sometimes, it seems, we ask a lot of you. What other web magazine these days (or for that matter, what print publication) offers up a 14,000-word story for your reading pleasure, as Dome did with the March insider piece on how Michigan’s new smoking ban [...]

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Be a Directional Debbie

April 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Directional Debbies by T. Scott April 16, 2010 Filling out surveys has become painful. There are way too many of them, they take too much time and they provide too little sense that your answers actually mean something to the surveyor. If you feel the same way, I feel your pain. But…(you knew there was [...]

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Smokefree Sausage

March 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Smokefree Sausage by T. Scott March 16, 2010 Throw barbs at this Michigan Legislature if you will (and must, because it’s usually justified), but don’t overlook the fact that last December it did produce one of its most important pieces of work in many years. Whether it was luck (give an infinite number of lawmakers…), [...]

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Must-See Policy

January 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Must-See Policy by T. Scott January 16, 2010 You can put every event on Dome’s public policy calendar on your to-do list (they’re always that good), but put these two February programs down as must attend: Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE) annual Legislative Conference, February 16 at the Lansing Center. Michigan Political Leadership Program [...]

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October 2009 Editor’s Notes

October 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Happy Birthday! by T. Scott October 16, 2009 As Dome starts its third year I’d like to thank all of you for making the previous 12 months truly outstanding for this young and growing magazine. In this case, the word “outstanding” is supported by objective numbers: the more than 43,000 visits to www.DomeMagazine.com was an [...]

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