Nothing New Under the Sun

Andrew Sullivan is a wonderful blogger. His ability to uncover the obvious in a world where the great majority of folk seem to be affected with cataracts is very hopeful. To catch a bit on McCain, click on The Atlantic.

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Mayor Daley Surprised by Official's Comments By DON BABWIN Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday raised the possibility of bringing in state troopers or even the Illinois National Guard to help Chicago combat a recent increase in violent crime -- an offer that Mayor Richard Daley didn't know was coming. Appearing at signing ceremony for a bill that toughens the penalty for adults who provide guns to minors, Blagojevich said "violent crime ...

By SAM DILLON Randi Weingarten, the New Yorker who is rising to become president of the American Federation of Teachers, says she wants to replace President Bush’s focus on standardized testing with a vision of public schools as community centers that help poor students succeed by offering not only solid classroom lessons but also medical and other services. Ms. Weingarten, 50, was elected Monday to the presidency of the national ...

Rene Marie's unexpected choice at a mayor's event where she was asked to sing the more traditional song has prompted a chorus of criticism. By DeeDee Correll DENVER — The jazz singer, invited to perform the national anthem before the Denver mayor's annual state of the city address, stood at the microphone and let loose her voice. What came out were the lyrics of the song known as the black national ...

Just received the following email from a friend: This is Serious! This incident happened recently in North Texas. A woman went boating one Sunday taking with her some cans of coke which she put into the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was taken to the hospital and placed in the Intensive Care Unit. She died on Wednesday. The autopsy concluded she died of Leptospirosis. This was traced to the can ...

Click on the cover below to purchase your copy today! Eric Nunnally's first book of poetry is unconventional, unashamedly lengthy, and explores a kaleidoscope of issues spanning over a decade of thought. Thematically addressing love, race, gender, social, and religious issues, Blaming Eve is bold and intense. Though there is nothing new under the sun, one cannot help but sense the freshness of tone and perspective offered within this ...

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The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember. Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old ...

Phil Holmes has taught English for decades, first to the privileged but lately to the disadvantaged. His method and his intensity make a solid connection with both extremes. By Mitchell Landsberg Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Phil Holmes, one of the great English teachers of his generation, is standing before a class of high school seniors, trampling all over their self-esteem. It is a Thursday in October, not long into the school ...