President Obama's pick for Health and Human Services secretary had been under fire for tax issues.WASHINGTON – Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination to be Health and Human Services secretary.That's according to a joint White House statement from President Barack Obama and his former nominee.Obama…
Just in from Reuters: Illinois senate votes to oust Governor Blagojevich … CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois state senate on Thursday convicted Governor Rod Blagojevich of abuse of power, removing him from office amid charges that he tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat once…
Unemployment.Layoffs upon Layoffs. I've never seen anything like it. First, yesterday's paper's headline shouted "One day, 40,000 job cuts" for household names like Caterpillar, Home Depot and Sprint Nextel. Then the news bulletin alert on my email stated that Mayor Vernor was planning nine layoffs…
From MSNBC:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28792259/"The wife of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was fired from her $100,000-a-year job as a Chicago homeless agency's chief fundraiser. . . . Patti Blagojevich is not accused of wrongdoing and has not spoken publicly since her husband's arrest. . . ."Does this…
Barak Obama will officially become the President of the United States on January 20, 2009. It is probably the first inauguration in my lifetime that I have been keenly interested in and excited about. It’s like Christmas, New Years, wedding days, and birthdays all rolled…
Puffed Childhood Cindy Hval's article ("Jot it down") instantly brought back one of many, many happy memories of my children when they were little. We spent endless nights before bedtime all curled up in one rocker while I read to them. I still have that…
To all who come through the doorway of our Virtual Ballroom:May peace, happiness, prosperity, and all good things sprinkle your lives every day, every hour, every minute. Here's to 2009!Jeanie
I have such good intentionsMaking New Year’s ResolutionsWhy is it that my ambitionsFall short of absolution
The reason(s) I am really looking forward to a New Year and all these reasons happened on Fifteen Days before 2009:Wednesday - Fifteen days before New Year’s it snowed two feet; an hour and a half to get home Thursday - Snowed another foot; first…
I am thinking of many things this Christmas 2008. I have many losses this year and it is more poignant at Christmas – missing my parents, missing the childhood days of traditions at Christmas and the total unbelievable excitement that permeated the air and made…
Here’s the question. Is the season of Christmas the only time we feel nice towards each other? Do we need a holiday (like Easter) to generate kindness?Diana on December 24 at 9:05 a.m.On which day can we resume complaining about not getting the proper snow…
Generally our Christmas cards say things like, peace, hope, and love.I want to add: promiseI like to think of this time of year as a time to start over, clean your slate; it’s a time to dream dreams, have a vision, and it’s a time…
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