KS: Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback shows a new practicality
A year into his job of running Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback appears to be moving away from strict ideology and toward practicality on some topics. If so, that’s a good thing for all Kansans. Stateline.org RSS – Commentaries More...
Dave Cassell, 77, loved his family and clever sayings
In his professional life, Dave Cassell was an insurance expert; in his private life, he was a connoisseur of clever sayings and an all-around helpful guy. ajc.com – News More...
Warner Robins unit helps museum
ROBBINS AIR FORCE BASE – The Museum of Aviation and a unique unit of aircraft maintainers at Robins Air Force Base have a perfect marriage. ajc.com – News More...
“…it’s a wonderful feeling to see our homeboy on the National Mall…”
“I am thinking about what every moment feels like so I have this memory forever. I’ll carry this day in my heart. ajc.com – News More...
Columbus man dies from shooting wounds
A Columbus man has died after he was wounded by a shotgun. Coroner Bill Thrower said Joseph Weeks died early Sunday morning at a hospital. ajc.com – News More...
Dorothy Jackson, 84, loved everything Atlanta
Dorothy Jackson was a true connoisseur of Atlanta. She loved the Varsity; she and her friends affectionately called it the Country Club of North Avenue. ajc.com – News More...
US: A bipartisan triumph
President Obama’s Washington loves to drape itself in sackcloth and ashes about political polarization, and we’re constantly told that bipartisan achievements are somehow impossible because Republicans More...
TX: Perry is a brawler, not a wallflower
Rick Perry is better than this. Stateline.org RSS – Commentaries More...
PA: We are no longer a state, just gas infrastructure
NPR last week reported that Reading has the highest poverty rate for any city its size in the country. Pennsylvania, it seems, is no longer a commonwealth. We no longer share our wealth in common. Stateline.org More...
Poverty defies ‘New South’ promises in S. Carolina
South Carolina is one of the most impoverished states in the nation, climbing to seventh poorest in 2010 from 11th in 2007. ajc.com – News More...