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Last week, I wrote about the standings in the presidential race and said it looked like a long, hard slog through about a dozen clearly identified target states, much like the contests in 2000 and 2004. Call it the 2000/2004 long, hard slog scenario.
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Q: I understand that May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. As a mom with children, I must confess that I'm completely baffled by the disease. What is it? How do we get it? How can we avoid it? And what are its treatments? — Janet B., Springfield, Ore.
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Q. I just read that Bank of America is going to give 200,000 homeowners a reduction of up to $100,000 in their mortgages — IF they are at least 60 days behind on their mortgage payments. Why are we rewarding people who are delinquent — and won't that encourage even more people to stop paying? I only ask because my family has been struggling to keep paying our mortgage. What do we get?
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"OK, guys," said our straight-arrow tour guide, David, over the PA system of our massive motor coach. "In a couple of minutes we'll be pulling into Tok (pronounced Toke), Alaska. Remember, your yellow chits are for dinner at the motel. The pink chit is for breakfast. We're just here overnight, so it's bags out a 6:30. (Groans). The bus leaves at 7:30. Now, because Randy (a scruffy-looking sock monkey) is hanging on the left side of the bus, this side gets off first. Any questions?"
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A small headline in the 2nd section of the Wall Street Journal last week told a bigger story than a lot of front page banner headlines. It said, "U.S. Firms Add Jobs, but Mostly Overseas."
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On this day in History: Brown v. Board of Education is decided - 1954
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