Net proves safe venue for national debate
Peggy Morscheck, manager of the Quaker Information Center, is busiest whenever there's an outbreak of violence. No wonder. Threats of war invariably prompt more people to reach out to join...
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Venture capital firms returning to halls of risk
It's tough getting back to business. We count our blessings, especially if we were spared the loss of family or friends in last week's attacks. We remind ourselves that we're...
Cutbacks threaten hotels, agencies
Dual threats of terrorism and recession knocked travel-related stocks for a second day while businesses from hotels to travel agencies tried to get their bearings in a shaken nation in...
Interest in Nostradamus resurrected after attack
The Internet's vaunted "viral" ability to spread obscure information rapidly helped to fuel interest last week in the writings of a 16th Century figure whose writings some consider prophetic, Michel...
Shippers work to restore fast delivery service
Major shippers continued working Friday to restore expedited delivery services, while logistics firms grappled with backlogs from the nation's unprecedented midweek air shutdown. The grounding of planes carrying everything from...
Technology provides lifeline during disaster
Everything has changed. There was a more innocent time, little more than 48 hours ago, when this phrase was hyperbole. It was shorthand for a debate about whether Internet technology...
Information highway mired in traffic jams
Americans surged online in the wake of Tuesday's attacks and the nation got a bitter lesson as the vaunted "information highway" betrayed millions who turned to their PCs searching for...
Safety concerns send many home
The terrorist attacks in New York and Washington brought a sudden end to the workday for thousands of people in Chicago. Quaker Oats Co. closed its headquarters along the Chicago...
Jammed phone systems falter
The information highway was filled with roadblocks as millions turned to the Internet searching for news about the worst national catastrophe since Pearl Harbor. Cell phones and land lines failed...
Gas prices give buddies a topic and a mission
If you've ever doubted the Web's growing role in our daily routines, log onto ChicagoGasPrices.com. Scroll down to the box where you can search prices by area, and click on...