Ashland Fire
Mary Pat and Hollis own an apartment building in/on the edge of the mandatory evacuation zone. Homes are burning within blocks of their place.Fast-moving blaze erupts in south Ashland | DailyTidings.comPosted using ShareThis
Stop It! Health Care Reform is Not About Immigration Reform
Democrats from the President on down are lining up to reassure the country that any health care reform will not include help for illegal aliens Congratulations, illegal aliens. You’ve replaced homosexuals as the powerless group that it’s okay to trash. Even among self-described liberals. Even among racial minorities and socially powerless groups. Personally I am intensely uncomfortable with the selfish, Americans-vs-Illegals divided standard that is passing as the agreed-upon norm. I keep searching the Bible – or any holy book – to see where the prophet recommends checking immigration status before treating someone decently. I haven’t found the Book of Joe [...]
Loonie Valley Goes National
Since we moved into our house 18 years ago there's been a decrepit real estate office two blocks away on 24th Street. Its window has hosted handmade signs and mid-Century artifacts that made it clear that the real estate agent owner thought right-wing Conservatism was the only true way to be a patriot. His written comments were nasty, if occasionally funny. Today the store's owner and his handiwork were featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal. The article is an upbeat, "colorful local character" piece. Okay. Harry Aleo, the guy, died a year ago, so he can [...]