Thursday, October 30, 2008

Get to Know a Historical Figure: Charles Sumner


Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American politician and statesman. An academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner decried the "crime against Kansas" and was almost immediately severely beaten by Representative Preston Brooks on the floor of the United States Senate.

Friday, October 17, 2008


The top of the world; the highest point within 100 miles of Iowa City, Iowa; where, it's said, the sky is revealed to be but a lens giving out on to other floating worlds. Still Madge couldn't shake the thought that despite not having had cheese in years there was quite clearly a cheese stain on her shirt.