Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Nanogenerators to power future?
The tyranny of the phone charger is just about over. Published March 27, 2009
More Hispanics opt for nip and tuck
Viva vanity. Published March 26, 2009
Obama may stall progress, some fear
A black president in the White House means that racial issues in America are just fine now, right? Published March 25, 2009
Bloggers say they’ll pay for news
Bloggers could be the salvation of newspapers, according to a trends analysis by J.D. Power and Associates, a research group associated with publisher McGraw-Hill. Published March 24, 2009
Inside Politics Weekend: Obama saturation
There are those who wonder if Barack Obama is already overexposed, not 100 days in office. Published March 22, 2009
Pope faces media backlash
Faith often gets short shrift in the news - unless a little sex and politics are thrown in. Published March 20, 2009
Terminology muddies financial waters
Clawback, zombie company, brickor mortis, stagflation. And don't forget the inimitable "I kill you later." Insider financial terms all. Published March 19, 2009
Little twitterviews can say a lot
"How do u tweet?" Published March 18, 2009
Study still finds pulse in press
DOA? Not quite. Published March 17, 2009
Inside Politics Weekend: Michael Moore=Rush Limbaugh?
These two may have one thing in common, at least for a few nanoseconds. Published March 15, 2009
Girl Scouts nix cookie-hawking video
Wild Freeborn — an adorable 8-year-old Girl Scout — has caused considerable hubbub with entrepreneurial spirit and a little homemade video. Published March 14, 2009
Orbital junk speeds past space station
In this case, size doesn't matter. Published March 13, 2009
Economic news pressures press
Alarming statistics, Bernard Madoff's shamefaced perp walk, big policy, political discord, tragic vignettes - in all its complexity, the nation's economy has provided a huge challenge to the press. Published March 13, 2009
Obama ‘Hope’ portrait hung up by suit
It may not be the face that launched a thousand ships, but it may launch a thousand court appearances. Published March 12, 2009
Gulf War pilot reclassified MIA
In the first hours of the Gulf War, he flew his F-18 into the night skies from the deck of the USS Saratoga, never to return, and never to be found. His airplane was struck by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile. Published March 11, 2009
Gulf War pilot’s status returns to MIA
Over the years, Capt. Michael Scott Speicher's status was listed as killed in action, body not recovered; missing in action and missing/captured. Now it has changed for a fourth time. Published March 10, 2009
Guys want girls to curb drinking
The naughty cachet of "Girls Gone Wild" - inebriated coeds on spring break - lost its luster on Monday. That naughty cachet is a myth, essentially. Published March 10, 2009
Miniter to lead Times editorial pages
The Washington Times on Monday named Richard Miniter as editor of the editorial pages and vice president of opinion, the latest of a series of dramatic moves to boost the newspaper's global impact. Published March 9, 2009
Inside Politics Weekend: Chez Limbaugh
Mr. Limbaugh. Mr. Rush Limbaugh. Paging Mr. Limbaugh: The Republican party is looking for you to tell them which end is up and what planet they live on. Published March 8, 2009
Spacecraft searches for other Earths
E.T., phone home. Or at least phone Kepler, which blasted off from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday night with a distinctively different mission. Published March 7, 2009
