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 [...]
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.
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 - Sometimes I think McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate to distract folks from his egocentric, rude personality.
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.”
CRAIG BIEBER shares his well-written conservative, but down-to-earth, commentary about American life and politics. He is the author of "Saylors Triangle" and lives in Alaska and Arizona.
[Craig's website]
CHI NEWMAN's book, "Farewell, My Beijing: The long journey from China to Tucson" tells her fascinating life story. She shares her experiences and her unique view of world events with our readers. [Chi's website]
CLAIRE ROGERS is a writer, journalist, and world traveler based in Arizona. Her experiences while visiting many foreign countries and her travels around the USA provide us with her first hand knowledge of people and cultures everywhere. [Claire & Bob's website]
BOB ROGERS, along with his wife Claire, spends much of his time traveling around the world in "Turtle", their motor home, and on their tandem bicycle. Bob documents their travels on his own website and shares his insight and experiences with our readers.
