Something and Elsewhere

1. A package, which for a time seemed to be a real threat, was discovered just before 7 a.m. outside of Thomas Welding and Machine. It appeared to be a tightly rolled newspaper that was held together by a mass of rubber bands. It turned out to be exactly that, but before that was ascertained, police Lt. Linda Foonman opined, "It's either something or it is something really made to look like something.

2." When is local journalism not really local? When it's about Pasadena and written by someone in India. James Macpherson, editor and publisher of Pasadena Now Web site, has hired two reporters to cover the Pasadena City Council. One lives in Mumbai, and will be paid $12,000 a year; the other will work in Bangalore for $7,200. The council broadcasts its meetings on the Web. From nearly 9,000 miles away, the outsourced journalists will watch, then write their stories."

And it's only a part time job. Where do I apply?