by Sara Robinson | Aug 1, 2008 | Blog
Obamaone1by dollarsandsense123 Having apparently decided that the hole isn't nearly deep enough yet (which is to say: they haven't struck oil, but they do seem have located a big fat gushing sewer main), the Republicans seem doggedly determined to keep digging. This...
by Sara Robinson | Jul 29, 2008 | Blog
Los Angeles rocked and rolled its way through a 5.8 earthquake shortly before noon today. In California, that's considered a good middling-size shake -- enough to throw stuff off bookshelves, pop tile off the walls, instigate minor power and phone interruptions, and...
by Sara Robinson | Jul 29, 2008 | Blog
We are an odd group, we Unitarians. Conventional wisdom says that we're soft in all the places our society values toughness. Our refusal to adhere to any dogma must mean that we're soft in our convictions. Our reflexive open-mindedness is often derided as evidence...
by Sara Robinson | Jul 9, 2008 | Blog
My dad, who died six years ago today, was a cowboy. A real one, complete with beat-up Stetson and muddy ropers and a Ford pickup and an ancient blanket-lined Levi's jean jacket that smelled of manure, leather, horse sweat, and tobacco -- the distinctive aroma of all...
by Sara Robinson | Jul 9, 2008 | Blog
It's not just Texas. Rick blogged yesterday on the collapsing roads and bridges of Denton County, Texas. Unsurprisingly, it's happening in other places, too. From today's Arizona Star: PHOENIX — From Wickenburg to Eagar, streets in cities and towns across Arizona are...