Laying Down the Law

An excellent interview from the April issue of The Sun magazine. Connie Rice (related to Condi Rice) talks about life working with the local community. Gives her view of why the gangs persist, and opportunities to neutralize them. She likes Ceasefire, but I guess she hasn't seen the audit that was done here in Illinois. She made me think harder about the issues of gangs and what to do about

Latest Oil Update

Much is being made of the rapid rise, decline, and rise again of crude prices. Regardless of the why the increases are having an impact and most politicians are running for cover and band-aids, including our Presidential candidates.Debbie Cook, the Mayor of Huntington Beach, Ca., and a Congressional candidate, is able to articulate the impact on her community, and the resistance to dealing with

SUVs take the plunge

I wasn't being overly dramatic when I said that cars were going to become metal bricks with wheels, SUVs.