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Selected Indy stories:

Mighty, mighty broadband

The small city of Wilson is leading the way in providing faster, cheaper Internet service. (June 18, 2008)
Tackle Design cover image Ideas don’t have to cost an arm and a leg
Tackle Design’s idealistic young partners are making things the world needs—and they want your help giving those things away. (12/13/06)

Design for Democracy visits Raleigh
Project to redesign voting material finds fans in N.C.
(11/08/06)

Technobarons cover image Technobarons of the 21st Century
Telephone and cable companies are trying to create a vertical monopoly. If they succeed, they’ll destroy everything else we love about the Internet. (5/17/06)

Raleigh rockonomics cover image Raleigh rockonomics
Why Raleigh’s sleek new downtown should embrace a music scene on the verge. (5/3/06)

Inside The Herald-Sun
One year after a traumatic takeover by the Paxton Media chain, Durham’s hometown newspaper offers more local content, but less news (1/18/06)

A full list of my stories for the Independent.

Other recent stories:

TheirSpace
The attack on “net neutrality” threatens your favorite porn, politics or people-gazing website. Willamette Week (7/26/06)
(An updated, revised version of the Technobarons story)

Bound by Law cover Battling the copyright monster
[Two law professors write a comic book to educate filmmakers about the public domain.]
Wired News (6/19/06)