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Ali

I creep with the grace of an ice cream truck.

About Me

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Death Blog

Ask anyone not in a Third World country and they'll tell you that Myspace and Facebook have changed the way people, especially young people, communicate with each other.  Ask a journalist and the...
Posted by Ali on Thu, 15 May 2008 09:59:00 PST

I can’t believe I’m writing this.

The deal's done. The button's pushed. The final Tribune has hit the streets, newsstands and driveways. I don't even know what's left to say. I didn't cry this morning, luckily, but man, lots of peopl...
Posted by Ali on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:14:00 PST

Surreal

So today was the next-to-the-last day at The Trib. Tomorrow will be our last edition. It won't be the last time my coworkers and I will see each other, but it will be the last time we have to make dea...
Posted by Ali on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:08:00 PST

For those of you wanting a Tribune update

Well, there isn't one.  Us Tribune folk know NOTHING about our fate. We have no idea when, or if, the Trib will close. We have no idea if any buyers, like D.W. Turner, are serious, or what they w...
Posted by Ali on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:56:00 PST

Tomorrow, job search. Today, mischief.

http://www.madskillz.com/ali.jpg Going out with some style. I covered my car in slogans, too, like "Fired and feisty" and "Honk if you support the Tribune."  More coverage to come. Look for phot...
Posted by Ali on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:40:00 PST

Tomorrow, I’ll look for a job. Today, mischief.

  Going out with some style. I covered my car in slogans, too, like "Fired and feisty" and "Honk if you support the Tribune."  More coverage to come. Look for photos of me and my end-of-em...
Posted by Ali on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:01:00 PST

Will edit for food.

Ladies and gentlemen, in about 2 months it's very likely that I will not be working at the Albuquerque Tribune -- or be employed at all, for that matter.  Scripps Howard is putting the paper up f...
Posted by Ali on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:53:00 PST