With Carlos Mencia With the band Disturbed With Nicloe of the Pussy Cat DollsNot all assignments are bad.

On May 6th city residents will go to the polls to elect two at-large members to the City Council as well as a Mayor. Comments will be posted as the candidates state their positions throughout the campaign. Their achievements, their viewpoints and their…

In my final post about our weekend trip to Durham, I’ll talk about our stay at the Old North Durham Inn, a B&B owned by Jim and Debbie Vickery. We’ve stayed in quite a few country inns over the years, but this was only our second stay at a B&…

Over the past few weeks I have read Letters to the Editor in support of Ms. Girvan’s run for Mayor. While I applaud public participation in the democratic process some of the claims made in these letters require clarification. More importantly statem…

One of the best lines I’ve ever hear coming from a Supervisor! If only Spotsy Supervisors were so courageous… but then again, you probably aren’t telling them to stop spending your money–are you?from today’s Free Lance-Star:After hearing School Boa…

All indications are that the effects of the downturn in the economy will take at least two years to work out. This means we need to be looking beyond just the current budget and be prepared for lower or stagnant revenues for the following year. We wil…

This is however, exactly how to get fired if you wrote this for a campaign I worked on… the word “smarmy” comes to mind, not “savvy”. GILMORE CAMPAIGN DEMANDS BOB MARSHALL APOLOGIZEAND STOP ATTACKING PRO-FAMILY LEADERSALEXANDRIA – The U.S. Senate cam…

I’ve started a new blog to document the planning process for our next family vacation; a trip back to the Grenadine island of Carriacou. If you are interested in making a trip to a Caribbean island, or just want to follow along and laugh at our experie…

Wow!I’m not certain I know how else to describe the Big Ten Conference Tournament run completed this evening by the Purdue Women’s Basketball Team.Simply incredible.The wins against Indiana, Iowa and Illinois were simply outstanding.Congratulations Lad…

The first Shelter Board established twenty years ago set the goal of assisting the homeless of our area. That goal has not changed to this day. What has changed is the role of our one homeless shelter.When the shelter first opened its operations were l…