Busing

Barack Obama and the American Dream

Lauri Lyons | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics


Lauri Lyons

The past four decades have been a mixture of social growing pains and progress. Even with that said, most people never believed that a Black man would become the President.

Voting for Obama

Craig Barnes | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


Craig Barnes

Last Wednesday, I went to the Fair Grounds of Santa Fe to vote. When I sat in that small booth and my pen came to the circle beside the name Barack Obama, an indescribable lump rose in my throat.

Four-Day School Week: High Gas Prices Force Rural School Districts To Shorten School Week

Huffington Post via ABC News | Posted 06.06.2008 | Living


High gas prices, which continue to rise even as oil prices fall, are forcing rural school districts to switch to a four-day school week in order to cu...