Early Voting - Primary
It is not often you get to vote twice in one month but in May 2012 that is just what you may do, legally. There is the old joke about voting early and voting often. Most of the time it ...

Compromise:Reform the Filibuster
I think our system of government is amazing when all the working parts are in order The House of Representatives is supposed to be the place where after extensive debate and mostly partisan rhetoric has been exhausted; a simple majority ...

All In A Dream
Some nights (or days) are just like that. Ghosts from the past, houses that are long gone, neighborhoods that no longer exist. But I'm sure I was there. Could have sworn it. Doing remodeling in one of the bedrooms. Seeing my ...

The healing power of music
Henry Garza, guitarist and vocalist with Los Lonely Boys, wrote the lyrics to their song, Heaven. It was a prayer; a prayer motivated by his families financial and emotional hardships, combined with the death of his first-born son from sudden ...

WE CAN'T PLAY STATE CHAMPION GAME, A GIRL AT 2ND BASE
What did you think about the Arizona private school not letting their team play their big game?

NO DISRESPECT INTENDED: JUST HOW MANY EARS DOES HE HAVE?
KUDOS TO TAD COOLEY. You go Tad. It's always heart warming to hear of a person overcoming a serious setback, such as Tad's ear problems, and advancing toward his/her dreams. The photo captions accompanying the article have me wondering about ...

Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr: By Any Means Necessary!!!!
If any of you watched this video and isn’t outraged then you have no heart or soul. It is a crime that this story was taken up by the National Media after six months of the killing. I waited two ...

A Country in Crisis
I have a difficult time comprehending why some politicians are so intent on hurting rather than enhancing the quality of live for the working class. Despite the fact that some governors are union busting, raising taxes on working Americans. What ...

Why did Obama Support Same Sex-Marriage?
I'm not going to pretend that I know all the detains of President Obama's reason to support gay marriage, but I've heard and read enough to come to a pretty good conclusion. As I stated, I'm not sure about the ...

A Yen for Old School Baseball
I love our national pastime because that's what I grew up with, but it's changing. I'm not talking about the designated hitter or the specialty players who only pitch against left-handed hitters, but it's the constant change on the 25 ...