Just this week, Syria broke off all relations with the United States military and the CIA.

The segregated schools of today are arguably no more equal than the segregated schools of the past.

The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years.

First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.

I like to read fiction, and I particularly enjoy reading young adult fiction. But I also read children's books, adult books, current authors, and classics, but I like fiction the most.

The point of my work is to show that culture and education aren't simply hobbies or minor influences.

Through my own struggles with depression, I discovered that knowledge, therapy, medication and education can provide the strength to get through it in one piece.

My aesthetic is, in short, 'cool substitute teacher.'