2 Years Later, Grim Photos From the BP Disaster

How did I miss this? The delightful actor Eddie Albert died on Friday. I had no idea of his commitment to ecological and humanitarian issues until I read his obituary; in fact: Albert, who in 1963 served as special  [more...]

My commute is usually 13 miles, taking about 45 minutes. Yesterday, it was 30 miles, and an hour and a half. Someone spotted a “suspicious package” near the bridge into D.C., and the police shut it down  [more...]

I’m not qualified to even write about the kind of courage Rosa Parks had.