Oneofthebiggestside-storiesoftheelectionhasbeenBarackObama'srelationshipwithReverendJeremiahWright,theseeminglyanti-America,anti-whitepeople,AfricanAmericanpastor.IwasneverfullyconvincedthatRev.Wrightwasasbadofapersonasthemediamadehimouttobe,soIrecentlysatdownwithPastorKendylTerry,anAfricanAmericanpastorinCasperWyoming,togethisthoughtsonRev.Wrig...

You know it is summer in Illinois when local farmers start dotting parks, highways and parking lots with their locally grown produce.This Thursday, Scottish rocker, KT Tunstall, took time to perform her hits songs and talk about the ways she has decided to go green (and that includes her bandmates), while local farmers sold sustainable produce...

When Joseph Demma posted a note about the political ambitions of his boss on his Facebook page last Sunday, he undoubtedly had no idea about the backlash that would result.
 
He may have been kidding – some have called the post "overzealous" – but that is all beside the point now.
 
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 The Starbucks/Wal-Mart Divide in the 2008 Democratic Primary Election

            Wal-Mart customers may be after the tested products and 2-for-1 deals, but for Starbucks customers who cough up $4.50 each morning, it’s all about the Change. Political pundits have dubbed ...

You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.       

“The Gambler”, Kenny Rogers, 1978

               Most peo...

May 14 marked the five year anniversary of one of the worst human smuggling cases in U.S. history.

Victoria, Texas, a small city about 120 miles south of Houston, received the national spotlight when 19 out of 73 immigrants were found dead in the b...