A Cold, Cold World

North Korea’s Kim Jong Il, the self-described “Eternal President of the Republic”“President Bush called the leaders of China and Russia today, seeking a unified response against the test firings. But China and Russia, each a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council with a veto over its actions, said they opposed taking punitive measures [...]

Study Shows Blacks In Illinois More likely To Get Traffic Ticket

Minority drivers in Illinois were pulled over at a disproportionately high rate last year, according to government data released this week, and they were more likely to get a ticket and have their car searched.
An analysis by the Illinois Department of Transportation found that minorities made up 28.5 percent of the driving population but accounted [...]

Marriage and Name Changes

A touchy subject these days among young people is whether a woman should change her last name after marriage. Changing your name is a very personal decision. Some women are very comfortable with it; others are not. Issues of career and separate identity play more largely with women these days than in the past.
The wifey [...]