Many people already believe that every newspaper reporter in America is "in the tank" for Obama. I guess it wouldn't help if anyone saw me carrying a big Obama/Biden yard sign out of the local Democratic headquarters Wednesday.

What with (1) the presidential campaign and (2) the national economy collapsing into pieces, it's been difficult to follow other news stories the last couple of weeks, even important ones.

The John McCain campaign, eager to change the subject from the economy, has been highlighting Barack Obama’s ties to Bill Ayers, formerly a Weather Underground bomber and now a “distinguished professor of education” at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The Erie County Dog Warden and the the county humane society are both making extra efforts to find homes to adopt their animals.

The dog warden will have a booth at Corso's, 3404 Milan Road, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with four dogs who are ready to go home.

I write an Internet column for my old paper back in Oklahoma. For my Offbeat column Monday, I wrote about some of my favorite Internet sites.

Erie MetroPark's big annual free event, Harvest Happenings, returns from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Information, including a schedule of events, is available here.

The Anchorage Daily News, the main state newspaper, has run an editorial blasting Sarah Palin for claiming “vindication” over a report the Alaska Legislature issued concerning a vendetta the Alaska governor and her husband pursued against

This latest post is inspired by a letter to the editor.

Democrats are bringing a prominent politician to Sandusky next week to rally the troops behind Barack Obama.

Why not support our local animal shelters the lazy way — by clicking on a Web site?

If you visit the Animal Rescue Site, you can provide food for rescued animals simply by clicking on a big icon — sponsors pick up the tab.