TechnoEarthMama

The first resident camp session at Camp Arrowhead since 2006 is about to begin!  Saturday, June 28 is opening day.  This made me think of one of my favorite camp memories (as a staff member).
The first year I was on staff, I was apprehensive about opening day.  Pre-camp training had been great, but I wasn’t [...]

So, Bush and McCain want to end the so-called ban on offshore oil drilling, in the name of lower gas prices and lessening our dependence on foreign oil.  There’s at least one problem with that idea, though.
They’re lying to you — or at least misleading you.
There’s plenty of offshore drilling going on. Seen Armageddon? [...]

Written 6/20/08:
I’m blogging from the great outdoors, although you won’t see this until I get back. I’m even writing in a notebook. The paper kind. The campground actually has wi-fi, but I was good and didn’t bring my laptop.
We found a terrific campground for families. If you’re ever in the Columbia [...]

Thanks to the Bush administration and the Supreme Court, there’s an ongoing debate about rights vs. security. The Supreme Court says that prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have the right to habeas corpus — they can go to court to challenge their detention by the U.S. The dissenters, in and out of the court, [...]

I’ve got to be quick here — as you’ve probably heard, the Supreme Court ruled today that “Guantanamo Bay prisoners have the right to go before U.S. federal judges to challenge their years-long detention” (Reuters).
This was a 5-4 decision.  According to Reuters, the majority consisted of the four liberal members of the court (Stevens, Souter, [...]