I have a lot of questions about Torry Hansen – the adoptive mother of a young Russian boy, who returned him to Russia alone this week because she didn’t want to parent him anymore. Why did a young (I’ve seen Torry’s current age listed from 26-34 years), single mother adopt a 7-year old boy from Russia? What was the motivation for this adoption? International adoptions are intense and expensive undertakings, so why would an already singleread more…
US Senate Candidate, Jack Hoogendyk (R-Mi) met this week with the editorial board of a local newspaper, talking about his views on the Russia-Georgia conflict, oil prices, and the Right-to-Work. Please visit the Morning Sun website to read the complete article and send it along to other people in Michigan who may be unfamiliar with Jack’s conservative values and political views. After you’ve done that, then head on over to Jack’s website and make at leastread more…
I have a feeling that if we did a quick man-on-the-street interview with average US Citizens, they would still refer to Russia as the USSR, and to Georgia as the state between South Carolina and Florida. A reference to South Ossetia would likely bring no answer at all. So, as violence has escalated in the region today, I thought I would give a quick primer: South Ossetia is in Georgia. North Ossetia is in Russia (this isread more…
Thought I would do a quick round-up of headlines I found interesting, disturbing, uplifting, or otherwise noteworthy: Sign me up for THIS research study! Kevin Tracy has a look at the Double-Talk Express The Maritime Sentry has information about abortion in Russia, and a look at how unemployment has dropped in Oklahoma since they cracked down on the hiring of illegal immigrants. Larry over at My Take, has an interesting look at an alternate web browser,read more…
