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Palin's Balin': Sarah Quits

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It is unclear what Palin’s motives might be, but already many commentators on both sides of the political spectrum have expressed their opinion that Palin may have “committed political suicide.”

Springtime in Alaska

Alaskan Moose Jockey

Life is never dull in the spring in Alaska – and you probably thought that all the big-time, sexy high-jinks only happened in places like New York and California.

White Hats and Black Hats

White Hats and Black

I grew up in a small ranching town in western South Dakota. My consciousness has been impacted by what I was when. It is postulated that most of your life values are formed when you are around nine years old. I was nine years old in the 1950s, and it was a simple and positive [...]

November 4th – Happy Birthday, Mom!

Patricia Hoyle

This coming Tuesday – my Mom’s birthday – will see the election of a new President and the beginnings of a changed American society. I’m sorry that she is not here to see it all happen along with the rest of us. The changes that lie ahead of us will be historic, significant, and life-changing for all of us. Even though she would not be voting, I think that Mom would be very pleased to see an African-American man finally get the chance to be our President and become the most powerful man in the world.

Major newspapers endorse candidates

Barack Obama and John McCain

We were curious and wondered who the various major nationwide newspapers were endorsing or supporting for President. So we did some research and here is a sampling of what we found as of October 26, 2008. Check out the link!

Ditz & Dean – Who is the "real" John McCain?

Ditz writes a note to Dean

Ditz – Sometimes I think McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate to distract folks from his egocentric, rude personality.

Troopergate – Part 2

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

The Alaskan state investigation concluded that Governor Sarah Palin was guilty of abuse of her power when she fired Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan in July. The Alaska legislature then voted to release 263 pages of the report on the “Troopergate” scandal.

But when she was asked by a reporter if she had abused her power as Governor, Palin responded, “No, and if you read the report you’ll see that there was nothing unlawful or unethical about replacing a cabinet member. You gotta read the report.”

McCain vs. Obama – Notes on the 2nd debate

Barack Obama and John McCain

John McCain and Barack Obama engaged in a rather restrained debate Tuesday evening about who was to blame for the current economy and which one could actually solve the nation’s problems.

Tom Brokaw moderated, asking questions from the audience and the Internet. At times both pushed the limits of the truth, but the most interesting part of the evening may have occurred after the debate was over.

Ditz & Dean – Palin's Interviews

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Ditz asks Dean: “What do you think the chances are that Palin will withdraw as McCain’s vice presidential nominee?” Dean replies: “Now I know why they call you Ditz!”

Intelligent Design: Religion or Science?

Intelligent Design

In a recent conversation with a dear friend, I mentioned my concerns about a political candidate, Sarah Palin (she could one day be a heart beat away from the American Presidency), who espouses Intelligent Design to be a science, believing it should be taught in public school. It didn’t take long before my friend worked [...]