Nellie Blog

A Saudi Arabian detainee died of an apparent suicide early Wednesday afternoon at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the military announced today. The ...

Johanna schmoozes "Now, when I hand you back to Daddy, I want you to spit up on that Green Party t-shirt ... "

Winter appears to be over Boy, when the snow is gone, does this place green up! This scene is on my way to the office, across the road from ...

Howard goes swimming Just a quick update on Howard at nine months of age. The upper left is a picture of him as a hatchling, the one next to...

Ranking W, Covering Carter ... and those annoying grasshoppers I was looking for the audio link of the Carter interview which demonstrates c...

Thy Servant Kirstie One of the features of our paper is a church column, in which the various churches can briefly (250 word limit) share w...

Ignorance and freedom Someone asked me for the complete Jefferson quote about newspapers and government. In digging it up, I came across a c...

Who's my mommy? Okay, here are four eggs, with a quarter to give you some sense of perspective (though observe that the quarter is again...

Guest blogger Hannah Gay is a local woman who graduated from our high school a few years ago and, after college, is now teaching at a middle...

The Big Backyard I have always loved the fact that reporters basically get paid for satisfying their curiosity. Of course, since I'm an ...

Happy Birthday To a daughter-in-law who makes me smile.

BAGHDAD, May 2 -- The Bush administration is planning to withdraw most United States combat forces from Iraq over the next several months an...

Halfway down the stairs Is a stair where I sit: There isn't any other stair quite like it. I'm not at the bottom, I'm not at the...

Gwen Ifill slices through the fog I was a fan of Gwen Ifill before yesterday. She's got a straightforward way of cutting through the rhe...

*sigh*

Cathleen ni Houlihan and other reflections on Revolutionary Ireland "It is not those who can inflict the most, but those that can suff...

Chapter CVI in which I say to hell with it April 5, I woke up to discover 18 inches of snow in the front yard. And the back yard. And what i...

in Just- spring when the world is mud- luscious Yes, folks, that's my driveway in Just-spring, when the world is puddle-wonderful....

My little boy is growing up I was cleaning out Howard's tank tonight and realized he's grown a bit. Then I realized that it's b...

Awww .... The puppies are bonding. (She likes me, too.)