Timothy J. Russert Sr., father of the late "Meet the Press" moderator Tim
Russert, has died at age 85, CNN reported Thursday.
Known as "Big Russ," the elder Russert became famous in his own right after
being the subject of a best-selling book by Tim, who died of a heart attack at
58 in June 2008
I have very little sympathy for things Californian. They propositioned
themselves into these situations by turning their state government into the
legislative equivalent of a blinky toy.
"Just as youth is wasted on the young, so California is wasted on
Californians."
-Michael Kinsley
Regards,
K
Manson follower Susan Atkins dies
Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins, who admitted killing actress Sharon
Tate 40 years ago, has died. She was 61.
California Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton said
Atkins, who suffered from brain cancer, had been in hospice care in recent
Well, the state budget fiasco, and the economy is leading higher education
to huge tuition, fee and other increases, pay cuts and layoffs. UCB is the
first to fight back. You know if we went back to the top 1% paying taxes at
90%+ as we had in 1944-1963 or the 70%+ we had from 1964-1980 a lot of
Every time UC student fees (read: tuition) are hiked, students protest. In
the past, faculty have been sympathetic, but school proceeds as usual.
So you know how California has this whole budget crisis thing going on? The
UC Regents decided to deal with it by raising student fees by 45% over two
