by Heather Brandon | Aug 30, 2007 | Urban Compass
Springfield native Karen Powell is running for City Council. Following are her answers to a series of questions I sent her via email. The interview is part of an attempt to reach most, if not all, of the candidates for City Council this year and learn more about their...
by Frank Dodge | Aug 30, 2007 | The Dodge Report
Sez here on the TV that NH is fed up w/ all those other states trying to jump the line and have their primaries first so NH is going to move to October.That is only 2 months away, folks! Now, I can understand NHs position and i can appreciate that all those other...
by James Heflin | Aug 30, 2007 | Ten Gallon Liberal
The fellow who reportedly spent a good few minutes apiece reviewing death penalty cases for Governor Bush, advising Bush to fry people even when there were things like retardation or evidence of innocence, is gone. He won’t be missed by anyone except (maybe)...
by Susan J. Douglas | Aug 30, 2007 | News
With the passing of Lady Bird Johnson, we are reminded that First Ladies used to stand for something. In the mid-1960s with the war in Vietnam escalating, beautifying America's highways may have seemed a trivial goal. It wasn't. Lady Bird Johnson—a...
by Robert B. Reich | Aug 30, 2007 | News
The Federal Reserve Board, acting as America's central bank, recently sliced half a percentage point off the discount rate it charges banks for loans. Its primary purpose was to lift the confidence of investors and consumers in the United States and around the...