On the 5th anniversary of the Wellstone tragedy, Pitt recalls Senator Wellstone's opposition to both Iraq wars and the work he did to better citizens' well-being. Parenthetically, I'm reading Tom Daschle's book on his Leadership during the 107th, and Wellstone's name comes up as a void in his support. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.