Discovering your real country

I remember my past life. I used to be Brazilian, a journalist, a friend of many, a daughter of a loving couple, a sister. I used to be a master of language. I used to know my way around the biggest city in Latin...

Never Overestimate--This Race is Not Over!

I am neither Democrat nor a Republican.  I consider myself an independent who votes entirely on the issues.  I've have voted in every Presidential election since the age of 19 in 1992.I remember in 2000...

It's not another Walter Reed, but it is another sorry state of affairs for ou...

It seems small businesses are having to take up the slack for a government that only gives lip service to the phrase "support our troops".  Here is a story from Central Texas, home to Fort Hood, the largest army post in the United States and the only two-division post in...

From Chicago to St. Paul - Witnesses Against War Head Towards the RNC

Story by patspen/photos by mikasi “War is an ugly thing,” said Mike Miles of Luck, Wisconsin, “and many people get displaced as a result. We've displaced ourselves to be part of this effort.” Miles,...

Google Earth the Policeman and Taxman's Tool?

From busting pot-growers, to catching tax cheats who put on costly home additions and try to hide them from officials like the assessor, to locating highway accident patterns so that safety can improved, Google Earth is the go-to tool today. This is a fascinating overview of...

Mom rolls up her sleeves for uniform fight, defending Civil Rights of Child

"Ronda Berkowitz is an unhappy mom. Her daughter is about to enter McKinley Middle School in Racine, where the powers-that-be are planning a uniform policy that, Ronda says, could violate her daughter's civil rights. "I believe that it really is against my child's civil...

Fire Destroys Home In Boone County

" May 10, 2007 West Virginia - Firefighters are investigating the cause of a Boone County fire that destroyed one home and damaged another early this morning. The fire began about 2:30 a.m. right outside the town of Nellis, Racine Volunteer Fire Department Chief Stephen...

The Stuff I Didn't Get To -- 3/10-11/07

"-An average Jerry Springer guest-Accused child molester and Racine, WI resident Mario Sims cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet to skip town for a little while. While awaiting trial for charges of child...

Frank Lloyd Wright's star eclipses his buildings (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Frank Lloyd Wright is remembered as America's most acclaimed architect and iconic designer, but many of his most famous buildings seem unable to withstand the stresses of time. Wright, who died in 1959 at 92, was one of the world's most prolific...

protecting elections from people who have no right to vote

Illegal immigrants have no right to vote. However, tax-paying illegal immigrants probably have more of a claim to voting rights than tax-dodging illegal immigrants.

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