December 2, 2005 -
Here's a great holiday gift for all you Southern music fans. The Music Maker Relief Foundation is a great North Carolina-based organization that provides a network and funds for aging blues musicians who have rarely had more than the music itself.
December 2, 2005 -
The Associated Press reports today that several House Republicans are returning money they received from disgraced colleague Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham. It's not hard to figure out why Cunningham was able to be so generous:
December 1, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Studies Confirm New Orleans Levees' Flaws:
December 1, 2005 -
Posted by R. NealJudging from Bush's speech yesterday, it appears we are now entering the "Vietnamization" phase of the Iraq war. It's deja vu all over again: "My fellow Americans, I am sure you can recognize from what I have said that we really only have two choices open to us if we want to end this war. I can order an immediate, precipitate withdrawal of all Americans from Vietnam without regard to the effects of that action.
December 1, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Governors around the U.S. are scrambling to avoid the dubious distinction of having their state host the 1000th execution since the Supreme Court lifted the death penalty ban in 1976.
December 1, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Today is World AIDS Day, an event started by the U.N.'s World Health Organization in 1988 to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS crisis. In Nashville, Mary Owens, a/k/a "The Condom Lady", is doing her part: