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When should people abstain from voting?
The RCMP is out with a video, today, that refocuses on what the point of the effort is in the first place.
Cameras in the ballot booth
The art of competitive sitting, the mayor of America, Gov. Pawlenty and his new gig, the people who work to the end, and one of the best marketing campaigns takes flight.
Sit a spell and relax for a minute or two on your trip from political story to political story today.
I made a reference in a post last week about a colleague’s husband who greeted news that his cancer had metastasized into his brain with “okee dokee” — two simple words (or maybe it’s one) that can inspire — do inspire — the rest of us to consider the perspectives of life. His name was Read more →
Sometimes, the people who rush in to help Hurricane Sandy’s victims haven’t been treated well.
An election-ad antidote, the government we get, putting the editorial genie back in the bottle, pitching in for hurricane victims, and the battle of the PSAs.
… can stop New Yorkers from lining up at the Apple store in Manhattan for whatever electronic trinket the company is rolling out today.
‘D’ is for decency, why weatherpeople can’t say ‘I told you so,’ Mr. Burns’ endorsement, Minneapolis crushes a law’s spirit, and a message everyone can approve of.