Open Thread and Diary Rescue

This evening's Rescue Rangers are jlms qkw, Yatpundit, HansScholl, srkp23, mem from somerville, and dadanation, with watercarrier4diogenes at the wheel of the Editmobile

The Rangers have sifted and sorted through 257 diaries to bring you these 12 great examples of the excellent writing and breadth of subjects that Teh Orange has become known for.

• mieprowan shares the holiday story of A day off for the homeless, 1987. (jlms qkw)
• doorguy opens a small diner to feed the soul, stomach, and the community, and sets about Doing something about the economy. (HansScholl)
• Translator considerately reminds us of Holiday Travel Safety Tips 21 November 2008. (jlms qkw)
• Welcome first-time diarist Kavirondo, a distant but important voice, who describes past interactions with American influence and presents hopes for both the Obama administration and for progressive bloggers in Kos and Rural Africa's Obama. (mem from somerville)
• JeremiahRosemont keeps the spotlight on a complex story of injustice against undocumented workers in Postville and Agriprocessors Finally Gain National Media Attention. (srkp23)
• The aptly named New Deal democrat reviews a previous banking crisis and describes the effective measures that were engaged in How Roosevelt solved the Banking Crisis - A Model for our Time. (mem from somerville)
• Not really In Defense of the Electoral College, so much as a call for restructuring it, danps argues that making our Congressional representatives the presidential electors would strengthen the hand of the legislative branch. (HansScholl)
• Marcion reviews and explains the Iraq Status of Forces Agreement Update, with unofficial translation and analysis. (jlms qkw)
• The National Intelligence Council wants President-elect Obama to be a hawk, so says LithiumCola in Reading Between the Lines of the NIC Global Trends Report. (YatPundit)
• Liberal Youth warns of the dangers of prosecutorial misconduct in the International Criminal Court's first proceedings against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo of the Congo in First ICC War Crimes Trial to Occur. (HansScholl)
• Winter Rabbit details the U.S.'s genocidal intent and actions in The 140th Anniversary of the Washita Massacre of Nov. 27, 1868. (srkp23)
• arodb brings to the fore an oft-forgotten moment in our history with Harry Truman's brush with Death. (dadanation)

jotter has High Impact Diaries - November 21, 2008 and va dare has Top Comments 11.22.09 - Appalachian journalist / hero is gone.

Enjoy and please promote your own favorite diaries in this open thread (even if you're the author! Here's where that's actually appreciated). And, of course, since it's an open thread, PLAY NICE, OK? 8^)