…who am I voting for? Obama or McCain? What has made this question a hard one for me are the circumstances in which I left the GOP and registered here in Florida as No Party Afilliation (NPA). To put it briefly, John McCain is the reason I am no longer a Republican.

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Every year for Banned Books Week, I try to read the kids a book that has been challenged or banned. Last year we got And Tango Makes Three, and the year before that, Heather Has Two Mommies, both sweet, gentle stories about families.This year was a little different.

WASHINGTON — In the wake of John McCain and Barak Obama’s unified call for an increase in public service and volunteerism last week at the Service Nation Summit in New York, the focus now shifts to Washington, where former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will address leaders of the country’s

Mitch Joel recently started the Pixelated Conference, a free business conference you can watch from anywhere. Chris Brogan took the idea one step further, encouraging all of us to create our own Pixelated Conferences. I think it’s a really good series. So here’s mine. The Pixelated - Sui Generis Conference.

By Denis Campbell In the middle of our worst economic crisis since the Depression, the McCain campaign wants to change the subject from issues to nonsense because his policies of the past 26-years cannot be defended.

After this evening, I will no longer be an ink virgin and will have officially partied with one of my best twistie friends and a chick with attitude I met on the Internet. Only in Vegas, baby!  Details will surely follow, but I anticipate sangria, Spanish food, slots, and shenanigans.

October 2008 The Finish Line Approaches by Charley James Alright, so it’s been an unpredictable election year. When the primaries began, Hillary Clinton was the heavy favorite and John McCain was all but dead in the water with Fred Thompson’s entry in the race being eagerly awaited by conservative and moderate Republicans alike.

Did the fish talk? by Charley James   No, it’s not Karl Rove. I’m speaking of Murray Warmath. And who is Murray Warmath when he’s home? He happens to have been the world’s greatest expert on lowering expectations. From 1954 through the 1971 season, Warmath was head football coach at the University of Minnesota.

How are you celebrating the freedom to read this 27th annual Banned Books Week?  Here are just a few ways you can fight censorship and keep books available in libraries. 1.  Stay informed. If you read or hear about a challenge at your school or public library, support your librarian and free and open access to library materials.