The American Jewish Committee (AJC), through a press release that they posted today on the newswires, has officially announced that they’re mourning the passing of Teddy Kollek, the legendary mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993.
The Flatlanders, a band that features Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, are reuniting after a two-year hiatus to play a benefit show for SaveTownLake.org (STL). SaveTownLake.org is championing an issue that the Flatlanders care about, the preservation of one of Austin, Texas’ most precious resources, Town Lake and the Town Lake Corridor.
The Reverend Talbert W. Swan, II, a community activist from Massachusetts, is urging Senator Barack Obama to run for President of the United States of America. Swan contends that the country is deeply divided and is need of hope and inspiration. The minister compares the inspiration that Senator Obama gives citizens is on par with …
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If you haven’t heard the news or have been living in a bubble, Gerald R. Ford died on December 26, 2006, at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (July 14, 1913–December 26, 2006) was the 38th President (1974–1977) and the 40th Vice President of the United States (1973–1974). Mr. Gerald R. …
What do Mel Gibson, Ken Burns, Hugo Chavez and Arnold Schwarzenegger have in common? They all made the Best and Worst List for 2006 in Rhetoric. Communications coach, LeeAundra Temescu has been analyzing public speech for almost twenty years and says that this year was particularly noteworthy because of the attention the good and not …
On December 16, 2006, while most Americans slept, Television 3 New Zealand debuted the provocative documentary “911 In Plane Site” on national television. The film presents photographs and video footage from that fateful day, as well as computer-aided analysis focusing on the Pentagon and World Trade Center buildings One, Two and Seven.
General Richard Wilmot (US Army ret.) has created a blog that documents his views on the situation in Iraq. Falling outside predictable party lines, his observations and recommendations bear the hallmark of common sense.
According to the Drudge Report, Southern Methodist University in Dallas will be the site for the George W. Bush Presidential Library.
Judicial Watch, a public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption has released what they’re calling their 2006 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list includes Jack Abramoff, Senatory Hillary Clinton, Tom Delay, and Mark Foley.
Michigan Equality’s Board of Directors, the state’s largest member-based LGBT organization, proudly applauds the City of Lansing on the passage of the Lansing Human Rights ordinance. “The time has come for Lansing to stand up and take its rightful place as a leader for Civil Rights in the region,” says Derek Smiertka, Executive Director for …
