Nearly 8,000 jobs waiting to be filled. Empty file drawers. Missing computer hard drives. Even furniture piled in the hallways. ...more

November 10, 2008

Dear President-Elect Barack Obama: Congratulations on your success. Well done! You have won an impressive victory - but with that victory comes the responsibility to guide a troubled America in a world riven by conflict, confusion and hate. Upon taking office, you will face the daunting task of restoring America's credibility as an effective and exemplary world leader. ...more

November 7, 2008

The campaign that had increasingly seemed more uncivil war than election run-up is finally behind us. But the post-mortems and Monday-morning quarterbacking are not likely to end even on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. And Sarah Palin speculation, to be sure, will become a national pastime until she finally signs on with Fox News. As a result, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will continue to look ever more competent and mature beyond his years. ...more

November 6, 2008

Friday afternoon, Flag Day eve, in a Tampa Convention Center ballroom of close to 1,500 patriots, Merle Patricia Bradshaw Romain did what she knew she ought to have done ages ago. Sheathed in a pink floral dress and rising on simple, low-heeled beige sandals, Romain hoisted her right hand to repeat, with a solemnity that belied the unalloyed delight in her heart, the oath of allegiance for naturalized citizens. ...more

June 17, 2008