Top Books of 2011

It’s getting to that last month of the year, when we all get reflective and start to think about what was the best part of the old year, and what we’re looking forward to in the new one.  As I’m sure you know, I am a book lover, and I thought...

Freedom of Tweet

Emma Sullivan, a high school senior, got caught up in the news cycle, for posting a tweet about Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback. Now her school is demanding that she write an apology letter for a pretty innocuous comment- ““Just made mean comments at gov. brownback...

All Politics are Local

This old chestnut is certainly true- All Politics are Local.  But the stage upon which they are staged and played keeps growing. The local politicians, school board presidents, township supervisors, police- all of these folks do more, every day, to influence the...