By Jordan Shifrin | Daily Herald Columnist

As some of the readers of this column may be aware, in early 2008 I was appointed by the Illinois legislature as chairman of the Condominium Advisory Council, consisting of two other laypeople (Shelli Lulkin and George Panagakis) and four legislators (Reps. Harry Osterman and Angelo "Skip" Saviano, and Sens. Pam Althoff and Mattie Hunter). Our engagement is to advise the legislature as to necessary changes and new laws needed to improve the quality of life of residents of condominium and homeowners associations.read more »

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By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Fears are mounting that Russia may restrict oil deliveries to Western Europe over coming days, in response to the threat of EU sanctions and Nato naval actions in the Black Sea.read more »

By: KEITH PHUCAS, Times Herald Staff

PHILADELPHIA - A Lafayette Hill attorney filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday challenging Sen. Barack Obama's claim to United States citizenship. The action seeks to remove the Democratic candidate from the November ballot.read more »

By Chuck Young

We are: out of work musicians and multimillionaire software entrepreneurs… new age healers and christian chemical engineers… blind discordian perl programmers and bikini babes posing for libertarian calendars… veterans against war… halfbreed martial arts instructors… latino acupuncturists… hardcore tax protesters… anarcho-capitalist grocery clerks… austrian economists… disillusioned progressives… DJs doing freedom raves… young republicans… old hippies… cowboys… day traders… kooks… spooks(?)…read more »

By Cy Ryan

CARSON CITY – A legislative subcommittee wants banks and others that take over homes in foreclosure to keep the residences from becoming a blight on neighborhoods.

The subcommittee, headed by Assemblyman Marcus Conklin, D-Las Vegas, will ask local governments to make sure maintenance on the homes is kept up.read more »

By Gary Quackenbush, Special Correspondent

The question of whether homeowners associations have the right to restrict property owners in common-interest developments from renting their units may soon be resolved if the passage of AB 2259 by the California Legislature, placing limitations on enforcing lease restrictions, becomes a reality later this year.read more »

State Department gives away 125,000 square miles of Alaskan ocean floor

Even if Congress follows President Bush's lead in opening off-shore oil exploration, there exist over 125,000 square miles of sea bottom that won't be explored, because the State Department – amid controversy and against the will of Alaskans – has surrendered the land to Russia.

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by Ron Paul

I have, for the past 35 years, expressed my grave concern for the future of America. The course we have taken over the past century has threatened our liberties, security and prosperity. In spite of these long-held concerns, I have days – growing more frequent all the time – when I'm convinced the time is now upon us that some Big Events are about to occur. These fast-approaching events will not go unnoticed. They will affect all of us. They will not be limited to just some areas of our country. The world economy and political system will share in the chaos about to be unleashed.read more »