September 21, 2008

Bond girls pressed into servitude

By Calvin Palmer
It is the early 1960s and an undercurrent of rebellion pervades the Western world, manifesting itself in the creased shirts men are seen wearing.  Women are suddenly balking at having to iron men’s shirts.  Something has got to be done.
 
It is left to that stiff-upper-lip British hero, James Bond, to ensure that men’s [...]

September 21, 2008

20,000 turn out to hear Obama

By Calvin Palmer
Obamamania came to Jacksonville, Florida, yesterday.  He addressed a crowd of 12,000 in the city’s Memorial Park, with another 8,000 people listening outside.  I was one of them.
 
Before his arrival, two private aircraft circled overhead, trailing banners.  One said: “Raising Taxes is not Patriotic.”  The other also featured the American flag and said: “Florida is [...]