Jim Clarke
@jimclarkeden.bsky.social
The Associated Press director of membership and major accounts. Four decades as an ink-stained wretch. Denver based. I contain multitudes, and they never get along. Native Rhode Islander. Dad. Husband. Apparently descended from Roger Williams.
I love that the august solons of Brookline were holding on to the phrase “hackney carriage” in 1985.
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I love that the august solons of Brookline were holding on to the phrase “hackney carriage” in 1985.
This does raise an interesting question that a historian type like yourself might help answer. The Whig/Republican swap in the 1850s - was that just about slavery or were there other factors of significance?
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This does raise an interesting question that a historian type like yourself might help answer. The Whig/Republican swap in the 1850s - was that just about slavery or were there other factors of significance?
That’s what they want you to think!
November 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
That’s what they want you to think!
Related: We’re not using the word “jaunty” enough.
November 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Related: We’re not using the word “jaunty” enough.
Rick, have you reaches out to the AP photo researchers? Need me to hook you up? Might be in our archive.
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Rick, have you reaches out to the AP photo researchers? Need me to hook you up? Might be in our archive.
Ahhh, but the postal service, Amazon and UPS all beg to disagree. that's an excellent EV use case.
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Ahhh, but the postal service, Amazon and UPS all beg to disagree. that's an excellent EV use case.