Goodbye, Christian Science Monitor...

...Well, at least to the print version for the Monitor. After 101 years, the venerable independent newspaper is halting its daily printed version, in a move that will be watched closely by the newspaper industry. In many respects, the Monitor is going to become much more daily, as its Web site is going to be the nucleus for a new, 24-hour news operation, complemented by a weekly in-depth magazine.

I wrote a piece about the German car industry that was published in today's final print edition of the newspaper, a nice break that allows me to be a small part of this collector's item. 

The online version of the story appears in the Monitor's "Rebuilding the Economy" blog.

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From Latvia, with love

I recently returned from Latvia, where I was reporting on the country's dire economic situation. It seems while most of Europe is waiting for the "next Iceland," Latvia is trying perhaps harder than anyone from owning that claim to fame. It was an interesting trip, especially given that the last time I was in the country was nearly four years ago. Even during this short period of time change, and prosperity (or at least spending) was evident everywhere I went.

My report appears today in the Christian Science Monitor.

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Breaking the silence

I've been neglecting the blog these last few months, I know, but these have also been some quiet times. I've been doing some traveling, but mostly I've been either working on or outlining some long term projects that will develop during the course of the year.

I've gotten word that Esquire is to publish a short story of mine this coming fall, but I do not know much beyond that. I'll definitely keep you posted on that.

In immediate publication news, I wrote yet another essay on tax havens (I swear, it's becoming a speciality with me), this one for Legal Week, which appears today. 

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