Big Band Is Back
May 19 , 2006

If you thought big band was relegated to the 30s and 40s on huge stages you are mistaken. Big band is alive and well, though the sound has changed dramatically. The eight piece Margot, who just finished a tour with South and Something For Rockets is big and rockin. more

When In Rome,
Do as the Visigoths Do
May 2, 2006

Does anyone else see the absurdity in the phrase ‘immigrant rights?’ Over the last few weeks, as many Americans like me were stunned by the massive marches of immigrants that took place in several US cities and the concerted effort to paralyze the system with the boycott May 1, the phrase has been all over the news. But no one has ever really challenged it.

Journalists report the message of the immigrants (who are mostly Mexican and mostly illegal): immigrants do a large amount of work in America, helping to sustain the economy and better our standard of living, and so they deserve to get the benefits that all other Americans get (e.g., education, drivers licenses, Medicare, Social Security). more