Someone brave enough to challenge Ted Stevens for the Senate seat from Alaska is Mark Begich. He is currently mayor of Anchorage. His father was a Congressman before his plane went down. It's hard to unseat Stevens after 40 years in US politics. But with current scandal, there is room for hope. |
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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.