Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Levy suspect’s illegal status stirs media debate
It has become the dreaded "I-word" at many news organizations. Published March 6, 2009
Economics threatens to silence radio
When big media companies lose big money, the public gets unnerved. Published March 4, 2009
Caps court women
The club is first in NHL to delicately tap into its feminine fan base. Published March 3, 2009
Economy affecting sleep, poll finds
It's official: The boardroom has invaded the bedroom. More than 102 million people are losing sleep over the U.S. economy, according to research released Monday by the National Sleep Foundation. Published March 3, 2009
Inside Politics Weekend: W. speaks
Former President George W. Bush still has wisdom to share, and share it he will. Published March 1, 2009
Pentagon relaxes casket photo ban
The Pentagon announced Thursday that the press is now free to photograph the flag-draped caskets of fallen soldiers as they arrive home from overseas, reversing a ban on the practice initiated by former President George H.W. Bush in 1991 to protect the privacy of mourning families. Published February 27, 2009
Live-mike remark creates ruckus
The "Oh, God" moment created as much buzz around the nation as President Obama's oratory, Michelle Obama's right to bare arms or the impending arrival of the First Dog. Published February 26, 2009
Body’s own hydrogen peroxide lightens locks
Mystery solved, perhaps. Gray hair is not rooted in stress, diet, genes, sleep deprivation, fright, endocrine disorders, drug interactions, environmental damage or other causes debated in the scientific and medical communities over the years, according to research released Monday by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). Published February 25, 2009
Activists won’t forgive over ‘toon flap
A third apology may not be enough. Chimpgate continues. Published February 25, 2009
Comet Lulin to arrive tonight
It's green and gassy, it's got two tails and it travels backward. A vintage Cadillac? Published February 23, 2009
Inside Politics Weekend: At last
Just so you know, a researcher from the University of California at Los Angeles says he knows, sort of, where Osama bin Laden is hiding. Published February 22, 2009
Chimpgate continues to rile
Chimpgate looks like a go. Published February 21, 2009
NY Post sort of backs down
The New York Post apologized on Friday — sort of — for publishing an editorial cartoon earlier this week which infuriated critics convinced the image suggested President Obama was a bullet-riddled chimp. Published February 20, 2009
Holder’s words draw heated views
The public discourse on race relations rattled with mixed emotions after Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s bold assertion that the U.S. is a "nation of cowards" when addressing the realities of the ethnic melting pot. Published February 20, 2009
Obama-as-chimp cartoon blasted
There hasn't been such hubbub since a cheeky New Yorker cover last year depicted presidential hopeful Barack Obama as a robed Muslim in gleeful fist-bump with a gun-toting Michelle Obama in the Oval Office. Published February 19, 2009
Obama has new flag frenzy
Oh, say - can you see? Look. It's President Obama, and he's surrounded by American flags. Published February 18, 2009
Keep casket photo ban, vets say
Veterans groups are adamant -- the flag-draped caskets of fallen troops should not be turned into yet another photo op. Published February 18, 2009
Ties to cell phones run deep as ringtones don’t miss a beat
We were once satisfied with a simple ringy-dingy. Published February 17, 2009
Inside Politics Weekend: Dreamocrats
From our oh-for-Gawd's-sake department, the New York Times recently reported that women are already nurturing crushes on poor President Obama — as in, they're fantasizing about him in a no-no way, though the Times framed this phenomenon in much more lascivious terms. Published February 15, 2009
Venues get risque to attract couples
We're in recession romance mode this Valentine's Day. And it's downright tacky. Published February 14, 2009
