When I was a boy, back in the 1950s, a teacher, Mrs. Delaney, stood over my shoulder as I sat at my desk printing my name on a school paper. She announced, "I see we have a new boy in class!" Needless to say, I was embarrassed.My parents named me Richard. Professionally, I've always gone by ...
鈥淚t was here, in Springfield, where North, South, East and West come together that I was reminded of the essential decency of the American people -- where I came to believe that through this decency, we can build a more hopeful America."Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama, Febr. 10, 2007Farewell ...
It was unfortunate what happened to Andrew Nichols in South Brownsville, getting shot and then dying of his wounds.Unfortunate, but in a way understandable. He was playing with fire. The police report put him at Cropp蘑菇视频 place in South Brownsville, where gambling was known to take ...
It wasn鈥檛 supposed to be like this.Republicans planned a big old fashioned shindig. The champagne may have been on ice. The party hats could鈥檝e been about to be unboxed.Republican members of the U.S. House were ready to party hearty. Except for one thing.On the eve of the 115th Congress, ...
The idea that Donald Trump will live in history, let alone the White House, is mind-boggling to the large number of us who remain deeply skeptical about the president-elect.But a President Trump may be the very thing we need right now. Didn鈥檛 he give promise during the campaign of smashing ...
The next installment of the American empire may well be a doozy.Of course, things are already pretty shaky. Responsibility for the tragedy of Aleppo, in northwestern Syria, does not rest with the Obama administration; that disgrace belongs to Russia and the Syrian government. President Assad ...