by James Heflin | Dec 21, 2012 | Ten Gallon Liberal
“We know the human heart is a substandard product.” -Josh Marshall of TPM, talking about his frustration with the “conversation” (about mass shootings) that ends up going nowhere What, indeed, is it about the U.S. that makes us home to a...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 21, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Might this tragedy be the one to shift our nation’s stance toward guns? It’d be the silver lining, right? If our will pushes actual, meaningful gun control… that would be… something. There is no equation available that makes what happened...
by Sitting On The Baby | Dec 21, 2012 | Sitting On The Baby
My sons love watching nanny reality shows. Supernanny was an event in our house every Friday while it was still on. They were so bummed when it was cancelled. Oddly, we found Nanny 911 streaming on Netflix and have been watching it obsessively for a couple of weeks....
by On Springfield | Dec 21, 2012 | On Springfield
So Jimmy Ferrera has secured another term as president of the City Council—although it wasn’t the prettiest win. In an informal vote at Monday’s meeting (the formal vote will take place at the Council’s first meeting of 2013, on Jan. 7), a...
by Chris Rohmann | Dec 21, 2012 | Stage
The headline in the Gazette read “Nonprofits seek giving windfall on 12/12/12,” and the subject lines in my overflowing in-box said things like “Please support our work on 12/12/12—here’s how!” Last Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, was...