Let me start by offering thoughts and prayers to all those at NIU where the events of yesterday will alter forever the lives of many.

Another senseless tragedy and one which mimics far too many we have had to read or write about in the not so distant past.

Now I understand why sometimes it is so exhausting to read or watch the news (just joking) ..they have a “Bias towards Conflict.”

Never really thought of it that way but point well taken.

This exclusive interview with John McCain’s son Jack, is refreshingly candid. An enjoyable read with many touches of humor injected.

“There had been musings that I was coming to NAPS. The prior enlisted had been there a few days before and evidently they heard Senator McCain was coming to drop off his son so they had to clean a little more – which made my reception less than warm,” recalls the 21-year-old McCain.

Governor Huckabee has the right to remain in the race for the Presidency if he so chooses, but in listening to yesterdays interview with Neil Cavuto when questioned about Mitt Romney’s endorsement of John McCain, one might sense that he knows the end is near but does not have the capacity to bow out gracefully.

Searching for a site which supplies a decent round-up of links to news for the day? I recently discovered Pageflakes and have found the page to be diversified enough to provide topics which might be of interest to all.