Tag Archives: Henry Louis Gates

The Strange Case of Amy Bishop

Amy Bishop, the University of Alabama professor who is alleged to have killed three and wounded three at a departmental staff meeting last week, presents a strange case. It’s strange her husband told reporters he didn’t know she had a gun – until he remembered he’d accompanied her to a shooting range several times in […]

Copping an Attitude

I just got home after several days of travel. Between living in a non-hub city like Burlington and the state of the airlines these days, it was unsurprising that I didn’t get home last night, as scheduled. After the better part of two days hanging around airports or crammed into a seat in coach, I […]