Mortgage forgiven for woman, 90, who shot herself

"Mortgage forgiven for woman, 90, who shot herself"" AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said it is forgiving the mortgage debt of a 90-year-old woman who shot herself in the chest as sheriff's deputies attempted to evict her. Addie Polk's plight...

George Polk Award Winners include Josh Marshall of TPM

This is from editor and publisher.com but I like Steve Yelvington's take on the issue of blogger vs. reporter. I got the tip about what Steve wrote via my Twitter client, snitter, as an interesting side note. Those 140 character "tweets" are especially useful in snitter...

Ancient Canaveral Indians, their artifacts and their legacy

" Cape Canaveral historian Ray Osborne will give a multi-part presentation on the  history of the local Indians known at Ays and the artifacts that have  been found on this ancient culture. Also there will be a special music presentation by singer/songwriter Chris...

Bradford Washburn, father of modern Museum of Science, dies at 96

"I heard the sad news of Bradford Washburn's passing this morning via a friend, and posted it on The MountainWorld Blog as well as NowPublic, but wanted to add this important remembrance from the Boston Globe. An amazing man he...

Will America Survive To 2050?

"By 2050, the Census Bureau estimates 102 million Hispanics will live in America, heavily concentrated in the Southwest. The ethnic, linguistic and cultural reconquest of the American Southwest by Mexico is well advanced." Copy & Click this...

Buchanan -- Mexico Plots Reconquest

The Mexican government is actively plotting it as a strategy at reconquest of American territories formerly under its control.

The Reconquista -- Mexico’s Dream of Retaking the Southwest

Some Mexicans and Mexican-Americans want to see California, New Mexico and other parts of the United States given to Mexico.