Posts under ‘Latvia’

Monday morning. At Narvesen. Clerk: There are no morning newspaper today. Me: Why not? Clerk: Because I was late for work this morning. (Pause) Sorry.

I have been remiss posting here. It is not like nothing has been happening. Just my day job has been a real energy burner, producing news by weight and amount is what matters. Quality?Anyway, stuff has been happening. Cable TV providers

“There is a minimal level of education and knowledge, outside of which any election becomes its own caricature. You don’t just need rudimentary literacy, which allows a man .. to spell his name. Here, one needs understanding of the election process and platforms provided, smart evalua...

front page headline of the newsweekly Ir. “One year after a change in ownership there appeared a shadow of the oligarchs and a question: Does Latvia still have a free press?” “The situation is very, very sad, because elections are coming,” a former Diena journalist Gunta Sloga told Sw...