Dave Hendricks - Fall 2008
Click on photo to enlarge or download: Dave HendricksI began reporting four years ago as an intern at Shoreline Publishing in New London, Conn. My first assignment: write a feature on a bait shop.
Today I write for The Post, Ohio University's independent student newspaper, and attend the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. I've interned at daily newspapers in Connecticut and Texas. Along the way, I've covered municipal elections, investigated academic fraud and blogged a hurricane.
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Intellectual property watchdogs want $60 million for law-enforcement crackdown
Submitted on December 11, 2008 - 5:21pm. Dave Hendricks - Fall 2008Click on photo to enlarge or download: NBC General Counsel Rick Cotton, center, said President-elect Obama should spend $60 million to aggressively protect U.S. intellectual property. With him are Mark Esper, left, and David Hirschmann, both of the Global Intellectual Property Center. SHFWire photo ..
House passes $14 billion auto bailout, Republican senators threaten filibuster
Submitted on December 10, 2008 - 10:58pm. Dave Hendricks - Fall 2008 WASHINGTON - The House passed a $14 billion bailout package for U.S. automakers Wednesday night, pushing the legislation to the Senate, where Republican Senators have threatened to stall the bailout with a filibuster.
Auto bailout uncertain as legislation reaches House floor
Submitted on December 10, 2008 - 6:40pm. Dave Hendricks - Fall 2008 WASHINGTON - House Democrats pushed a $14 billion bailout of U.S. automakers late Wednesday afternoon, pushing for a short-term fix that would prevent one or more of the Detroit Three from declaring bankruptcy before year's end.
Bailing out Detroit Three could cost far more than $34 billion
Submitted on December 4, 2008 - 6:34pm. Dave Hendricks - Fall 2008 WASHINGTON - The Detroit Three will need far more than $34 billion to stay afloat amid the wreckage of the global credit crisis, a prominent economist said Thursday.
Conn. auto dealers warn they’ll close without Detroit Three rescue
Submitted on December 4, 2008 - 4:16pm. Dave Hendricks - Fall 2008 WASHINGTON - Connecticut's 300 auto dealerships, already squeezed by the credit crunch, will be forced to shut their doors unless Congress loans up to $34 billion to struggling U.S. automakers.
Pickens to Obama: Oil era is over
Submitted on December 3, 2008 - 11:52am. Dave Hendricks - Fall 2008 WASHINGTON - Oilman and energy guru T. Boone Pickens offered some unsolicited advice to President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday: Push U.S. automakers to build vehicles that run only on domestic fuel.
Border wall moves ahead as DHS completes contracting
Submitted on November 17, 2008 - 5:33pm. Dave Hendricks - Fall 2008 WASHINGTON - The government has awarded construction contracts for all but five miles of the border wall, leaving little doubt the controversial barrier will be completed, despite missing its initial deadline.
FCC clears way for 'white spaces,' heralds 'wifi on amphetamines'
Submitted on November 4, 2008 - 8:19pm. Dave Hendricks - Fall 2008 WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to allow anyone to use vacant space between TV channels for wireless Internet and other services.
Greenspan: Crisis shook my faith in free markets
Submitted on October 23, 2008 - 4:22pm. Dave Hendricks - Fall 2008 WASHINGTON - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday the global credit crisis shook his long-held belief that the market should regulate itself, adding he now supports regulation of complex investments that threw global markets into chaos.
Congress blasts credit rating chiefs over 'race to the bottom'
Submitted on October 22, 2008 - 5:38pm. Dave Hendricks - Fall 2008 WASHINGTON - Lawmakers sharply criticized leaders of the nation's three largest credit-rating agencies on Wednesday, alleging the agencies lowered their standards to raise profits in a destructive "race to the bottom" that cost average investors billions.
