Howard Witt of the Chicago Tribune updates the happening in Paris, Texas as a Lamar County grand jury has indicted Shannon Finley and Charles Ryan Crostley in the death of Brandon McClelland. Here are a few excerpts from Witt’s Friday story in the Tribune. A grand jury in the racially-troubled...
Tonight on Blog Talk Radio our guest will be Mark Karlin, publisher and editor of BuzzFlash.com . Mark has been following Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich for a while, predicting much of what we’ve seen this week. Check is out Jazzy and myself at our new time , 9:00 p.m. Central...
Here’s the text of a column that I wrote which appeared in the Paris News on Wednesday. This is more follow up to the meeting with the Department of Justice held their last Thursday. “Wow…we didn’t even speak.” That was one of the first things I heard in response to...
VOA News has a story regarding President Bush inviting activists and bloggers from across the world to a meeting at the White House. Part of the discussion will revolve around how blogs are being used worldwide as tools to spread democracy and freedom. Here are some of the highlights from...
By Texas State Senator Royce West As we move into the peak of the holiday season, scurrying about, in and out of malls and shopping centers, nothing would dampen your holiday spirits more than having your automobile towed. But that’s what will happen if you live in any of several...
Illinois Goveror Rod Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris were arrested on corruption charges Tuesday morning. Those charges included Blagojevich seeking to be paid for appointing a particular replacement for Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat. According to BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin, Blagojevich is also accused of threatening to withhold...
Catch me Wednesday on NPR’s News and Notes hosted by Farai Chideya when I appear on the Bloggers Roundtable. Joining me on the roundtable will be Kevin Ross of Three Brothers and a Sister and Faye Anderson who blogs at Anderson at Large. In Dallas you can hear the show...
Since the mortgage crisis broke out, it’s been popular for conservative talkers to blame so-called minorities for the industries woes. The claim that too many African-Americans and Latinos were given loans that should have been denied. While there were individuals and families throughout the market that probably were not qualified...
In a press release today, the Tribune company -parent company of the Chicago Tribune- announced that it will voluntarily restructure its debt under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field, which the Tribune Co. has been trying to sell, are not part of the filing. “Over the last...
This summer, Dallas area youth have the opportunity to participate in a paid summer internship with ExxonMobil. Students who are selected for this program can earn approx $2,000, for 8 weeks. According to the Exxon/Mobil website, the Dallas portion of this effort will allow up to 60 high school juniors...
