Chicago style jousting idea could liven dull convention
Mike Royko imagines a Chicago themed jousting festival near the convention center to spoof the 1968 era. He envisions cops in billy clubs versus Yippies with chocolate mousse, plus participants mimicking Richard Daley and Tom Hayden in living theater.
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Like one of her heroines Susan Isaacs crafts best selling mystery life
Dallas Morning News profiles Susan Isaacs, detailing how she wrote her first novel at home after nursery drop off, rose to bestseller and film success, and continues to blend mystery with general fiction. Isaacs, 52, discusses self-knowledge, aging, and female empowerment in her work. Her latest Lily White features Lee White, a criminal defense lawyer with a concealed dark side. Whoopi Goldberg acquired film rights, production set to begin.
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Evelyn McPhail recalls Palmer Orphanage rise to GOP leadership
Evelyn McPhail, Mississippi native and Republican National Committee co chair, recalls being raised at Palmer Home for Children in Columbus in 1934 amid the Depression. She credits the Palmer staff and community for support shaping her path to leadership. The 66 year old notes the era’s harsh views on orphanages while defending their role as safe havens for abused or neglected children. Her life story will be featured during the upcoming Republican National Convention as part of a salute to impactful Americans.
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Pamela Anderson Lee tape stay decision hangs on injunction
LA judge to decide in days whether to bar Penthouse from selling a Pamela Anderson Lee and Tommy Lee videotape as the couple pursues a $10 million invasion of privacy suit. The case began in March ahead of trial.
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