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Is there a better young mandolin player anywhere to be found? Having followed bluegrass music for 40 years, I find Halie Danielson's mandolin interpretations unparalleled. Her sister shows a lot of poise and promise as well. The hills and hollows of Appalachia ring with homespun music...

Let's revisit this conversation in 4 or 8 or 12 years. The millions of illegal immigrants will eventually be given legal status. The GOP Establishment wants this as strongly as the Dems.

Brisco, I wish I shared your optimism. Don't underestimate the Democrats and Obama finding ways to empower illegal immigrants with the franchise. Amnesty in any form redounds to the benefit of Democrats. Amnesty, or immigration reform, looks to be the major domestic social push of Obama's...

Recently, political pundits have been discussing the almost inevitable scenario where Texas, with its huge electoral vote, becomes a blue state; meaning the majority of Texans align themselves with the Democrat Party. Almost any comprehensive immigration reform or amnesty initiative would...

Is the economy doing better? If you work for the US government, you likely have lifetime employment with decent pay and benefits. Our federal government more closely resembles a racketeering outfit wherein taxpayers are extorted to fund a government widely mistrusted and despised.

ENOUGH of this Canadian conspiracy to attach acid rain to coal. This so-called acid rain is actually bird urine falling from the sky as migratory birds flee harsh Canadian winters.

It grieves me to no end what the Obama administration is doing to the coal industry. Prior to Obama's ascension to the presidency, Appalachian coal was still the fuel that propelled cheap electricity for American industry and households. Hating coal is like hating vegetables because they're...

I cannot think of any immediate reason why Jimmy Carter could not have obtained a top level national security clearance. While not liking his politics, he was widely acknowledged as morally upright and free of personal scandal. Likewise with Reagan, the first George Bush and Gerald Ford...

I sensed the agent had already done his homework about myself. The agent had called me last Friday to ask if I would agree to meet and answer questions about my friend. The guy looked straight out of central casting: black wing-tip shoes, black tie, white shirt, black trenchcoat, military style...

A stern looking young man in a black trench coat rang my doorbell about noon today. He introduced himself as a Special Agent with the FBI and wanted to ask a few questions about a young man of my acquaintance who was seeking a special national security clearance related to advancement through...

Sorry, I don't know what you mean. America loves Christie? This is news.

The appearance of impropriety is usually enough for the media to run with. Christie is going to be defending himself 24/7 on several fronts. Will he crack under the unrelenting pressure? The Long Knives are out for Christie.

First, there was the bridge scandal. Now comes a Federal probe as to whether Christie misused Hurricane Sandy relief funds in commercials starring himself and family. Has the political takedown of Chris Christie begun?

The union of Stanley Ann Dunham and Barack Hussein Obama,Sr. , of Kenya, foisted upon the American people a one-man sleeper cell now sitting at the apex of power. That Robert Gates would serve in this administration is all we need to know about him. Switch hitters like Gates, and David Gergen...

LDB, do you have a source for the stats in the original post? Considering Chicago and Houston are similar in population size, the disparity in homicide rates is alarming if accurate. There would have to be many factors, other than weather, contributing to the homicide rate in Chicago.

The conclusion that cold weather causes murder is not supported by the statistics given because not all homicides constitute murder. Murder is a criminal form of homicide. Some homicides are accidental or justifiable, whereas no murders are accidental or legally justified since murder is...

As often happens, Shemp gets snubbed.

Did drugs put the nude Gilda Texter on a motorcycle in the desert?

One of the greats has passed: Phil Everly of Rock's Everly Brothers Dies at 74 Singer Phil Everly -- half of legendary Everly Brothers -- dies - CNN.com

I enjoyed watching Nova on PBS with host Carl Sagan many years ago. I still catch contemporary episodes as often as possible. Science and faith are at odds over origins of the universe. My personal belief is science leads to truth. Science debunks the supernatural. There are still attempts...