Morning Links for August 23 2013

Morning Links for August 23 2013

Mornings Links has returned from the sloping dunes of the American news media with stories to incite, inspire and entertain. Obama is urging caution after news of chemical attacks on civilians in Syria, according to Reuters. The famously bullheaded Steve Ballmer is leaving Microsoft, The New York Times reports. A former IT specialist for the De Pere Unified School System faces criminal charges over allegedly hacking into school computers, the Green Bay Press-Gazette has learned. The Sports Nut has Ryan Braun’s entire statement of contrition. If you prefer to hear the apology read aloud (opposite a video of a cat)…

Mornings Links has returned from the sloping dunes of the American news media with stories to incite, inspire and entertain.

  • Obama is urging caution after news of chemical attacks on civilians in Syria, according to Reuters.
  • The famously bullheaded Steve Ballmer is leaving Microsoft, The New York Times reports.
  • A former IT specialist for the De Pere Unified School System faces criminal charges over allegedly hacking into school computers, the Green Bay Press-Gazette has learned.
  • The Sports Nut has Ryan Braun’s entire statement of contrition. If you prefer to hear the apology read aloud (opposite a video of a cat) check out the AV Club’s take.

Matt has written for Milwaukee Magazine since 2006, when he was a lowly intern. Since then, he’s held the posts of assistant news editor and, most recently, senior editor. He’s lived in South Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, Iowa, and Indiana but mostly in Wisconsin. He wants to do more fishing but has a hard time finding worms. For the magazine, Matt has written about city government, schools, religion, coffee roasters and Congress.