R. Neal

April 6, 2006 - Despite DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff's admonition that people have a civic duty to take responsibility for their own emergency preparedness and recovery, that just got a

April 6, 2006 - You're probably aware that the Duke Lacrosse coach resigned yesterday, and the rest of the season has been canceled. There were also more disturbing revelations, but still no arrests.UPDATE: Rush Limbaugh calls the rape victim a "ho" on national right-wing radio.

April 4, 2006 - Here's an interesting column from a local paper about a Halliburton/Virginia DOT scheme to widen I-81 to eight lanes through the Shenandoah Valley to accommodate more truck freight. The writer explains why this isn't such a swell idea, and proposes a common-sense alternative.

April 4, 2006 - An Arkansas state Senate committee approved a minimum-wage increase and passed it over to the House:

April 4, 2006 - Tom DeLay is resigning from the U.S. House of Representatives. Wonder if it has anything to do with this?

April 4, 2006 - The latest litany of failures:

March 31, 2006 - Redwing Blackbird