DIANA REPUBLIC

I listen to National Public Radio a lot on my car radio. There doesn’t seem to be any one radio station that plays a mix of music that I enjoy. I know, shocking that there are no hip hop/folk singer/rap/rock stations. Even when I can find a station that is playing a song that I [...]

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The mayor of our city, Richard Daley, called the governor of our state, Rod Blagojevich, “cuckoo”. Not once, but twice. On purpose. On camera. (Not that I disagree.) In another incident Rod Blagojevich, our governor, has announced that he will boycott his impeachment trial because it is not “fair”. If this continues I am afraid that we are [...]

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There is something about our new president, Barack Obama. Everyone says so. But everyone’s “something” is different. For some it is his being the first African American president, something many thought they would not live to see. For others it is his extraordinary oratory skills and his ability to inspire people. The man gives me [...]

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I understand that in the end of one’s last term as president there is a window of opportunity to slip in a couple of changes.  Its kind of like asking your mom to sign the permission slip for the field trip to Six Flags when she is watching Dancing with the Stars.  No one is [...]

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