Posted by AzBlueMeanie: (Sunrise in Washington D.C.) The first Africans brought to the English colonies in North America came on a Dutch privateer that landed at Jamestown, Virginia, in August 1619. African American History – MSN Encarta. By 1750 there were nearly 240,000 people of African descent in British North America, fully 20 percent of … Read more
by Marlene H. Phillips At the Northwest Tucson Democratic Headquarters, nobody slept in late this morning. Volunteers were at their polling places with water and candidate information or out canvassing long before the rise of the warm Arizona sun. Val was at her voting place at 6 a.m. "It was a happy line! Voters were … Read more
by David Safier This is something you just don't see. I was at Catalina Foothills High School passing out literature from 6-8am. When I arrived, the polls hadn't opened, and the line was a good 100 feet long. When I left at 8am, the line had gotten a little shorter, but not much. Those who … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you have not already voted early, today is Election Day – go vote now! Take your family members, friends and neighbors with you. If someone needs a ride, offer to drive them. If someone needs a babysitter to watch their children, offer to babysit. For those of you going to the … Read more
by Michael Bryan In ancient Rome, when a victorious general would parade triumphantly through the streets atop his chariot, displaying the booty and enemies he had captured in a successful campaign, all the citizens hailing him as "Imperator," a little slave child would perch behind him whispering continually in his ear, "You are still a … Read more