The Eye

What’s going on in the world as of the date of this posting

Verizon has entered into an agreement to buy Alltel for some $5.9 billion, and along with Alltel’s debts of around $22.2 billion this makes the price a total of $28.1 billion.
Alltel currently has 13 million customers; Verizon 67.2 miliion. The buy out gives Verizon a total of about 80 million subscribers, and puts them into [...]

Could this be the end of Alltel is we know it? Alltel is near to working out a deal to sell the business to Verizon Wireless for $27 billion.
This would make the combined business the largest US carrier, with over 80 million subscribers. It would mean Verizon adding coverage in the Midwest and the South.
The [...]

Even in the last few days here, it’s gotten noticeably warmer. The current 10-day forecast shows no day’s maximum temperature under 80 degrees, and the lowest nightime minimum at 58F.
Only a couple of weeks ago, we woke up to a few early morning temperatures only just hovering above freezing point.
I think that it won’t [...]

Two teenage boys have been jailed for life for the murder of a woman who was killed for dressing as a Goth.
A terrible and utterly senseless act of violence against two totally innocent people who were attacked, one of whom died, simply because they looked different.
I am only sorry that the death penalty is not [...]

Today is Poem in your Pocket Day. For more information about Poem in your Pocket Day, visit this page of Poets.org. All you do is select a poem you love during National Poetry Month and then carry it with you to share with family, and friends on April 17.
Poems from pockets will be unfolded [...]