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With the end of the academic year in sight, an overwhelming number of educators are planning to close ...

The chip shortage is real, but driven by more than COVID The chip shortage is real, but driven by more than COVID Demand for lower-end processors and a belief that the supply chain would never fail have fuelled shortages. Credit: Dreamstime By now you’ve undoubtedly heard the complaining about computing parts shortages, particularly from gamers who can’t get modern GPU cards and from car makers, since new cars these days are a rolling data centre. The problem is also affecting business IT but in a different way, and there are steps you can take to address the probl...

In a defence of arts and humanities departments in the Nine newspapers last week that flagged concerns about their survival, La Trobe University emeritus professor of politics Judith Brett argued commonwealth government animosity was the principal reason these departments across Australia are in such a parlous state. Brett criticises the conservative government for its “deep-seated hostility” towards the humanities and attacks last year’s decision by the then education minister Dan Tehan to increase fees for the majority of degrees as “bizarre”. After noting what she sees as the “...

Honea takes over as CEO of Glen Rose Medical Center Jay Hinton Glen Rose Reporter GLEN ROSE — For the last 28 years, everything Michael Honea has done in the medical field has led him and prepared to where he landed early this week: the CEO of Glen Rose Medical Center. Last Monday, Honea officially took over for Ray Reynolds as CEO, and Reynolds gives his blessing to the person he helped tutor during his tenure. “I’m very pleased that the board has selected Michael Honea as its next CEO,” said Reynolds, who took over as CEO for Gary Marks in 2011. “Michael will lead GRMC to continue...

The Coin Analyst: Have Circulating Commemorative Programs Outlasted Their Welcome? A major new bill that will create several new series of circulating commemorative quarters and other coins has just become law. Unfortunately, it risks repeating several of the mistakes of other recent coin programs of this type. In the annals of American numismatics, many circulating coin programs have played a key role in stimulating greater interest in the hobby and increasing the ranks of collectors. This includes, of course, coins such as Lincoln cents, Washington quarters, and Walking Liberty half dol...