Linton Weeks

World's Shortest Business Brief: The Smoffice

Linton Weeks — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:13:00 +0000

The World's Smallest Office competition is over. But will the Smoffice create jobs?

The Love Song Of Ollie Cantos

Linton Weeks — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:13:00 +0000

Ollie Cantos – blind his whole life – has a law degree and has worked in the White House. He's overcome self-doubts, prejudices, naysayers and countless unforeseen – and unseen – obstacles to get to this point. Not content, he's hoping to adopt teenage triplets — Leo, Nick and Steven — also blind. "My whole life has changed. I live for these guys," says Ollie, 42, who lives in Arlington, Va., and works for the federal government.

Dear NSA: Please Read This Email

Linton Weeks — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:59:00 +0000

To: The National Security Agency

From: The Protojournalist

Subject: Please feel free to read our email exchange with Wendy Nather, a high-tech analyst who focuses on security issues at 451 Research in Austin, Texas. Not that you need our permission.

Dear Wendy Nather,

I am writing a blogpost for NPR's website about legitimate paranoia when it comes to life online.

The Protojournalist: An NPR Project

Linton Weeks — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:26:00 +0000

Seeing journalism changing. Storytelling, too.

Looking for new ways to tell stories. Like looking for alternative energies.

Stories are found everywhere – in a game, in graffiti, in a list, in a painting, in a sunset. In a face. In a life. On a screen.

How About You Be The Decider

Linton Weeks — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:31:00 +0000

You think you're so smart. You think it's easy being the president of the United States. OK, pal — here's your chance.

One of the attractions of the new George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas — scheduled to be dedicated on Thursday — is Decision Points Theater, an interactive experience.

What Boston Means To America

Linton Weeks — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:56:00 +0000

As a city, Boston is at the crux of this country's past, present and future.

This was brought home on April 15 — Tax Day, Patriots Day, Marathon Day — when two deadly bombs exploded on historic Boylston Street near the finish line of the 117th running of the Boston Marathon.

The tragic blasts occurred so close to the Boston Public Library that the building — home to the personal book collection of Founding Father John Adams — is included in the crime scene.

The bombs struck at the very heart of the heart of America.

Perhaps as much as any place in the country, Boston is an anchor threa

A Brief History Of Secret Recordings

Linton Weeks — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:01:00 +0000

Secret recordings are becoming a tradition in American politics.

Like buttons, bunting and backslapping at barbecues, surreptitious audio and/or video surprises continue to pop up in political settings — with more and more frequency.

The latest is an unauthorized recording of a tough-talking strategy session held by Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and his 2014 re-election campaign staffers.

The First Gun In America

Linton Weeks — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:56:00 +0000

Guns and America were born around the same time and grew up together. Like feuding cousins, their histories have been linked ever since.

Often helpful in American history — and often harmful — the portable gun has been inarguably influential in the national direction. The American Revolution would not have been won without guns. Precious lives at numerous school shootings would not have been lost without guns.

Maybe We Should Retire The Word 'Retire'

Linton Weeks — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Retirement ads are everywhere these days. The Villages lures retirees to come live, love and golf in Florida. USAA offers financial counsel to retiring military personnel.

The Bush Family Checklist

Linton Weeks — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:03:00 +0000

And the Bushes just keep on coming.

In recent memory, there was George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States. Then there was George W. Bush, 43rd president.