Bush won Ohio by 136,483
votes. Typically in the United
States, about 3 percent of votes cast are voided – known as “spoilage” in election jargon-because the ballots cast are inconclusive. Palast’s investigation suggests that if Ohio’s...
01 December 2004
Voters nationwide approved
numerous ballot proposals
liberalizing marijuana laws, including a statewide measure in Montana legalizing the use of medicinal cannabis for medical purposes, and a citywide proposal in Oakland mandating...
29 November 2004
It was a brilliantly sunny, early Friday afternoon in September, the kind of memorable day one yearns for in the bleakness of winter. Classes at Columbia had just started, and hundreds of students were clustered along the steps and...
29 November 2004
COLUMBUS--Preaching to a packed, wildly cheering central Ohio citizen congregation, Rev. Jesse Jackson blasted the presidential election back into the national headlines Sunday. Jackson said new findings cast serious doubt on the idea...
27 November 2004
Staughton Lynd's Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising, is a compelling book. So compelling, in fact, that it left me wanting to read more.
Lynd and his wife, Alice, have spent several years reviewing the...
Lynd and his wife, Alice, have spent several years reviewing the...
27 November 2004
Everybody loves a bargain, especially during the holiday shopping season.
In fact, that seems to be part of the fun of Christmas: finding that perfect gift for Uncle Fred on sale, or picking something up for little Timmy at...
In fact, that seems to be part of the fun of Christmas: finding that perfect gift for Uncle Fred on sale, or picking something up for little Timmy at...