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The Pittsburgh Channel is reporting that Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, 47, has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Mr. Pausch gave the talk above for his three children when he discovered his condition was terminal.
If you have not seen it yet, please spend time and watch, “The Last Lecture,” by Randy [...]
This story from The Washington Post (in block text) is presented with appropriate passages from The Declaration of Independence (italics). Enjoy.
Government workers repeatedly snooped without authorization inside the electronic passport records of entertainers, athletes and other high-profile Americans, a State Department audit has found. One celebrity’s records were breached 356 times by more than six [...]
The following is an action alert from Dahr Jamail’s MidEast Dispatches. eNews Park Forest carries Jamail’s articles regularly:
Washington Report Correspondent Mohammed Omer Hospitalized Following Detention by Israeli Soldiers at Allenby Bridge Crossing
Palestinian journalist Mohammed Omer, Gaza correspondent for the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and co-recipient of the 2008 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, was
hospitalized with [...]
I need to explain my lack of in-depth posts over the past week. I had a wonderful start to summertime. Apparently, about two weeks ago, I was bit by a Brown Recluse spider.
I’ll spare you the details.
It wasn’t pretty at all. It was enough to land me in the hospital late last week for a [...]
The Pittsburgh Channel sent a newsflash indicating that Senator Edward Kennedy was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital after falling ill at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport. Kennedy, 76, spent two hours in the emergency room before being transported via MedFlight helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
CNN reported Kennedy had symptoms [...]
Much ado about nothing. While the mainstream media salivates over ‘bitter’ nonsense, Pennsylvania voters appear to be focused on issues, of all things.
Yes, just as Pittsburgh still has the most intelligent sports fans in the nation, Pennsylvania is home to very astute voters. They’re forming their opinions on issues, not nonsense.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, [...]
The “Mrs.” just concluded her interview on the Colbert Report.
Michelle did a spectacular job. What a smart person, and a quick wit standing up to Colbert.
She did a great job.
Good work Michelle. While we have been concerned over some of the comments Barack has made over the past few days, personally, I’m very happy with [...]
Congratulations to all of you who completed your taxes early and already have your refund or have made your joyful payments to the Feds.
Right.
I just signed mine today. My accountant was very nice asking me to get everything to her earlier next year.
Taxes are soooooooo confusing. I’m not a Libertarian, but I know enough to [...]
Sometimes I think I could turn this entire blog over to a critique of the Cook County Board and nothing else.
Most of the commissioners are fine people who I respect — Democrat and Republican. While I disagree strongly with Tony Peraica’s conservative social agenda, for example, I have a great deal of respect for [...]
My Dad called this morning to break the news, and it felt like somebody in the family had died. Amazed at my own reaction, I realized how much this incredible talent meant to me and my family. I never even met the man, but he was as much a part of my childhood [...]
