Month: January 2008

I don’t know who will win tonight’s primary in South Carolina. It looks good for Barack Obama but New Hampshire showed us that nothing is certain until the votes are counted. But, whatever happens, the Clintons have...

Curtis Lawrence of the The Chicago Sun Times reported on March 14, 2000 that: Candidates in the 1st District congressional race hit the television airwaves Monday night, once again showing little disagreement on issues. “I...

Since turning 18, I have never not voted. In every election in which I’ve been eligible—local, state, and national—I have cast a ballot. Maybe it’s because I had parents who lived during the civil rights era. They...

Well, since I skipped posting Knit-a-palooza last week, I have lots to share this week!  Finished socks, newly started socks (the last of my `ball-o-yarn-and-a-picture-of-what-it-will-become’ Christmas gifts!), and...

You remember Pakistan, don’t you? Home of the Islamic bomb and a known nuclear weapons proliferator. Home, somewhere within its borders, to Osama Bin Ladin, and most of his Al Qaeda organization. Ruled by the “wise...