One Minneapolis social worker once told me that the only reason my husband’s grandchildren weren’t removed from their parents sooner was because of the Indian Child Welfare Act. He said that had they been of any other heritage, they would have been protected much sooner.

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 … But he’s going to make the media and punditocracy wait until he declares his choice via  text message on Saturday, after which he plans a joint appearance with his running mate at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, IL, where he announced he would run for president. [Update: It’s Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), according [...]

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Robert Novak touched off a frenzy of speculation with his scoop that “[s]ources close to Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign are suggesting he will reveal the name of his vice presidential selection this week while Sen. Barack Obama is getting the headlines on his foreign trip.” Some of the chatter naturally focused on the identity [...]

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It’s over! It’s finally over! Barack Obama (D-IL) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) split the last two primaries between them – he won MT 56 percent to 41 percent, she won SD 55 percent to 45 percent. Exit polling shows that in both states, voting blocs – white working class, older women, college educated – aligned [...]

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(The idea for this “satire” came weeks ago. But after the 5-21-08 stories reporting Hillary’s unnerving references to the 2000 recount, you’ve gotta wonder….)  Back during Hillary’s third or fourth presidential term, someone explained her near maniacal tenacity: “Hillary Clinton is a pit bull who was chained to the tree too long when she was [...]

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For All the World to See You may have heard Becky Schlegel’s brand of country/Americana/bluegrass music on the renown radio show A Prairie Home Companion, or come upon her singing at an International Bluegrass Association showcase or at one of her many gigs in the American midwest. A native of the Black Hills of South [...]

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Barack Obama (D-IL) had said that IN would be the tie-breaker, after Hillary Clinton (D-NY) won PA and he won NC as he was expecting to. And so the tie was broken – but just barely. Hillary won IN 51 percent to 49 percent, and lost NC by 41 percent to 56 percent. Hillary’s disappointing [...]

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New Jersey art dealer, George Wieschenberg of Lambertville, was sentenced to six years of prison for being a marijuana “farmer.” According to MSNBC, Wieschenberg, pleaded guilty to “operating a marijuana production facility,” in which he grew marijuana plants, said State Attorney General Anne Milgrim. Back in October of 2007, New Jersey State Police officers saw [...]

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The Failed War on Drugs Combined Edition for January-February 25 Links to stories about Corrupt Cops, Reforms, Botched Drug Raids, News, This Week in Drug History and More The USA’s Second Longest Running “War”–After the “War on Poverty”  Corrupt Cops, This Week in Drug History, Reforms, News, More! Our January-February Special Edition of the “Failed [...]

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(London, UK) The Autism Awareness Campaign UK is urging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt.Rev. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of York, Rt.Rev.Dr.John Sentamu, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormack Murphy O’Connor and other senior church leaders to speak out on the suffering of some parents, carers and people with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome on Autism Sunday [...]

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For any who don’t already know, some geneticists believe that certain genetic characteristics of the indigenous American Indian population may incline them toward alcoholism. Early American traders knew that they could trade alcohol for a fortune in furs. That trend continues today outside the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. According to the BBC, four [...]

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Sen. Tim Johnson (D, S.D.) was upgraded from critical to fair condition at George Washington University Hospital today after undergoing emergency surgery for a brain hemorrhage last month. The senator’s spokeswoman, Julianne Fisher, says Johnson remains in intensive care. “The senator continues to make progress,” Fisher said. “The next step would be rehabilitation and we hope [...]

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A Democratic Senator from South Carolina remains in critical condition following brain surgery at George Washington Hospital in Washington D.C. According to CNN.com, Tim Johnson was diagnosed with a congenital arteriovenous malformation – a tangle of arteries and veins – which caused bleeding in his brain. Surgery was necessary to stop the bleeding and fix [...]

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The new identity theft protection and recovery service by Truston is live. The service is unique because it doesn’t require you to give up your personal information, which could be stored in a database, and used to commit identity theft if it falls into the wrong hands. In case you’ve missed the weekly stories, databases [...]

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First gypsies impersonate Dr. Phil and now someone is selling tickets to the Oprah show that smell a little “phishy.” Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan warned the public in a official statement: In this case, e-mail recipients are asked to submit personal information and told they will receive tickets to The Oprah Winfrey Show after [...]

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I’ve had the opportunity to look at a lot of identity theft services, but until now – I’ve never run into one I considered “victim friendly.” I’ve written off most of the services I’ve seen — either because they were financial services products (created by those who had compromised victims themselves) — or they were [...]

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    A clever turn of phrase can make wrong seem right and clear seem complicated. As a general rule, whoever is able to get their verbiage accepted as the correct words to use, they gain a lot of ground in public debates.     One example is talking about babies. Choosing that word in and of [...]

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