We are thankful for you, by Scout Finch A war on coal is good and necessary. No need for it to be a war on coal miners, by Meteor Blades To boost the economy and the retail industry, raise retail wages, by Laura Clawson An ideological realignment driven by demography, by Armando State-by-state performance, 2008 vs. 2012, by David Jarman Thanksgiving in Red Hook, by Scott Wooledge John McCain is not very bright, by Denise Oliver-Velez A brief reminder: the hypocrisy of Republican opposition to Susan Rice, by Dante Atkins
The former Republican presidential candidate and House Speaker said he has not ruled out running for president in 2016 —
Polly Judd is skeptical of talk that her famous granddaughter, actress Ashley Judd, might run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky as a Democratic challenger to Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. "I don't think there's any possibility of that happening," the 85-year-old grandmother of Ashley and her singer sister, Wynonna, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview last week from her home in the northeastern Kentucky city of Ashland.
"I don't think there's any possibility of that happening," the 85-year-old grandmother of Ashley and her singer sister, Wynonna, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview last week from her home in the northeastern Kentucky city of Ashland.
Since Sesame Workshop announced last week that the “Sesame Street” puppeteer Kevin Clash had resigned after being accused of sexual relationships with minors, the nonprofit organization has been struggling to determine how to replace one of its main creative forces. Mr. Clash, 52, was not just the man behind Elmo since 1985, he was also the PBS show’s Muppet leader, working with writers to troubleshoot technical problems. He was also an occasional director, a co-executive producer and the puppeteer behind numerous other characters besides Elmo. He traveled internationally to train puppeteers for “Sesame Street” productions in other countries.
Mr. Clash, 52, was not just the man behind Elmo since 1985, he was also the PBS show’s Muppet leader, working with writers to troubleshoot technical problems. He was also an occasional director, a co-executive producer and the puppeteer behind numerous other characters besides Elmo. He traveled internationally to train puppeteers for “Sesame Street” productions in other countries.
Black Friday retail sales online this year topped $1 billion for the first time ever as more consumers used the Internet do their early holiday shopping, comScore Inc said on Sunday.