Hark Thrice
The celebrated jumping editorialist of Madison County, Virginia, Hark Thrice has written for the Reader since his death in 1910.
Carolyn Purcell
Carolyn Purcell is a sixth-grade teacher at Walkerville Middle School. She enjoys cooking, shopping, bicycling, and target shooting.
Sam Lee
Sam came to Oregon in 1993 with no useful skills. He had no choice but to work on the Internet. He now maintains the Walkerville Weekly Reader web site and occasionally writes for it. He also believes very strongly that the grassy knoll killed President Kennedy. Grass, man. Grass always gets blamed for everything.
Shaheen Hamedi
Shaheen emigrated to the United States when his family got on the wrong side of the government of Iran. He moved from Virginia to Oregon after an altercation involving a crazed anti-gun activist. Shaheen carries a firearm in the United States because he saw the need for it under the Shah.
Stephen Price Blair
A relative newcomer to the beltway, Stephen brings with him his father’s pen and a driving ambition to work at the highest levels of power.
March 2021
- Minnesota Representative: Stop White Hate (National Desk) — March 29
September 2019
- OccupyDemocrats breaks with teacher unions, demands school choice (National Desk) — September 25
August 2019
- Experts Warn We Have Only 12 Years Left (Breaking News) — August 2
February 2019
- Senator Kamala Harris calls for slavery reparations (National Desk) — February 25
August 2018
- The Reader revisits Reverend King’s Meloncollie Dream (National Desk) — August 28
June 2018
- When One Of Her Students Wore A MAGA Hat, This Teacher… (Breaking News) — June 12
July 2017
- Obama to lead domestic violence shelter (National Desk) — July 10
May 2017
- ‘They were not patriots’: New Orleans removes monument to Democrats (National Desk) — May 22
- Handmaid’s Tale experiences backlash over handling of religion (National Desk) — May 15
April 2017
- Journalists accuse blacks of “rape culture” (National Desk) — April 3
January 2017
- California bans multiple pregnancies (National Desk) — January 23
December 2016
- Clinton accuses Russia of infiltrating United States government (National Desk) — December 19
- Watching Trump ‘end run’ YouTube videos dangerous, says press (National Desk) — December 5
November 2016
- Democrats: black voters prefer totalitarian Presidents (National Desk) — November 21
- President-elect Clinton announces new police body-cam rules (National Desk) — November 7
October 2016
- Hillary Clinton embraces book banning (National Desk) — October 24
- Clinton calls for institutionalizing, curing, Trump supporters (National Desk) — October 17
- Shocker: Hillary Clinton endorses Donald Trump (National Desk) — October 3
September 2016
- Democrats: Women faint, it’s what they do (National Desk) — September 19
- Hillary Clinton’s lost decade: 2012 concussion destroy’s candidate’s memory (National Desk) — September 5
August 2016
- Trump targets mostly white audience (National Desk) — August 22
- German chancellor dies in gun accident (National Desk) — August 8
July 2016
- Democrats introduce mens rea reform (National Desk) — July 18
- Celebrate Independence Day: Rejoin Britain (National Desk) — July 4
June 2016
- President Obama blames EU, self, for Brexit vote (National Desk) — June 27
- Sen. Dick Blumenthal: Gay bars “public health crisis” (National Desk) — June 20
- After Orlando, We Must Defund Planned Parenthood (Breaking News) — June 18
- Republicans overreact to Mexican army visit (National Desk) — June 6
April 2016
- Sanders complains: world has too much food (National Desk) — April 11
- Are these stories true? (Questions/Answers) — April 4
March 2016
- President Obama announces national library and poets initiative (National Desk) — March 28
- Ready, aim, negotiate: NASA tweets rogue asteroids to divert themselves (National Desk) — March 14
February 2016
- Juan Williams Fears Race (National Desk) — February 22
- Ohio resists Michigan suicide bombers, rekindles Toledo War (National Desk) — February 1
January 2016
- ACLU calls for repeal of slavery amendments! (National Desk) — January 18
- Clinton vows UFO investigation (National Desk) — January 11
December 2015
- Hillary Clinton will make America above average again (National Desk) — December 28
- Support for Riverheads teacher and Christianity lesson (National Desk) — December 21
- President responds to NBC, grants conservative exemption (National Desk) — December 14
- Republican President must keep Roosevelt’s word (National Desk) — December 7
November 2015
- Young adults arrested trying to join extremists (National Desk) — November 30
- Nothing to Queer but Queer itself (National Desk) — November 23
- A Conversation With a Cabbie and What It Says About My Life (Breaking News) — November 18
- Politico: Bush should have started war July 2001 (National Desk) — November 16
- Politico retracts Carson retraction (National Desk) — November 9
October 2015
- President compromises on bridge construction (National Desk) — October 19
- Social Justice alternative thesis merits degree (National Desk) — October 12
- Hero stops local mass shooting (National Desk) — October 5
September 2015
- Last black ejected from civil rights movement (National Desk) — September 14
- The Hillary Clinton e-mail ‘scandal’ that isn’t (National Desk) — September 7
August 2015
- New York Times claims even moderate Democrats socialist (National Desk) — August 31
- Hillary Clinton vows to lift blacks out of the ghetto (National Desk) — August 24
- Glaciers retreat from Middle East (National Desk) — August 10
- Exclusive: Garland gunman’s Fast & Furious firearm form (National Desk) — August 3
July 2015
- Bowe Bergdahl freed from Northern California (National Desk) — July 27
- Planned Parenthood announces baby delivery service (National Desk) — July 20
- Hillary Clinton and husband accused of sexual assault (National Desk) — July 13
June 2015
- Oregon schools call minorities “shiftless & mindless” (National Desk) — June 29
- Ariel Burr, first woman on U.S. currency (National Desk) — June 22
- God, You’re Stupid (Breaking News) — June 18
May 2015
- Wife offers no apology after husband beats her (National Desk) — May 11
April 2015
- Republican namecalling: single man creating laws smacks of “dictatorship” (National Desk) — April 27
- Reader Exposé: Mismediation of Deaf Culture and the tyranny of audism (National Desk) — April 20
January 2015
- Catholic Church restores Ptolemaic theology (National Desk) — January 6
December 2014
- Popular Christmas song perpetuates rape culture (National Desk) — December 27
- Orion spacecraft makes successful test flight (National Desk) — December 5
November 2014
- Democrats deny Obamacare savior three times (National Desk) — November 19
October 2014
- Support the freedom to vote as you wish (National Desk) — October 9
September 2014
- Mark Udall announces surprising new endorsements (National Desk) — September 9
August 2014
- Why firing bad teachers won’t make room for better ones (National Desk) — August 25
June 2014
- President Obama violin concertos console bereaved Iraqis (National Desk) — June 29
April 2014
- A message from Winston Churchill (Breaking News) — April 25
- Mozilla Foundation fires most of California (National Desk) — April 4
March 2014
- Pennsylvania AG says crime is racist (National Desk) — March 21
- “Superhero” Senator laments end of ice age (National Desk) — March 15
December 2013
- Do you believe in cronies? (National Desk) — December 29
- A Date That Will Live Forever in Infamy (Breaking News) — December 7
November 2013
- President Obama outlines Thanksgiving campaign (National Desk) — November 25
October 2013
- Moneyballing election reform: more taxes, less corruption (National Desk) — October 31
May 2013
- Brady activists: abstinence, not prevention, answer to violence (National Desk) — May 28
February 2013
- Media Matters fellow: Benghazi investigation caused by gradeschool taunts (National Desk) — February 18
- Is religious freedom a license to discriminate? (National Desk) — February 8
January 2013
- New York Times to cut jobs ahead of Obamacare (National Desk) — January 12
December 2012
- Adam Gopnik: The simple truth about gun control (National Desk) — December 20
- AUSCS voucher plea (National Desk) — December 15
November 2012
- Feinstein defends Obama on Benghazi (National Desk) — November 19
- President Obama defeats Math Roundly (National Desk) — November 7
October 2012
- President Obama accuses Benghazi terrorists (National Desk) — October 18
September 2012
- Media debate: Bush or Romney at fault for economy? (National Desk) — September 28
- Obama recycles Harrier jets in Afghanistan (National Desk) — September 25
- Midwest riots elicit Obama apology (Breaking News) — September 25
- Elizabeth Warren fights to deregulate insurance lawyers (National Desk) — September 24
- Mitt Romney: 9/11 mastermind (National Desk) — September 20
- Elizabeth Warren decries illegal immigration (National Desk) — September 7
- Obama rocks the house in Charlotte (National Desk) — September 6
August 2012
- Americans United decries Democrats preaching in schools (National Desk) — August 31
May 2012
- Poll gives Obama his worst marks yet (National Desk) — May 5
April 2012
- Obama staff caught in sex trafficking scandal! (National Desk) — April 3
March 2012
- Some things you can spin. For the rest, there’s MediaCard (Breaking News) — March 7
February 2012
- A half-time message from Clint Eastwood (Breaking News) — February 9
January 2012
- U.S. PIRG supports Ryan budget plan (National Desk) — January 31
- President Obama talks about NCLB (National Desk) — January 14
December 2011
- President Obama switches parties (National Desk) — December 31
- Public Citizen: Democracy is for Individuals, Not People (National Desk) — December 29
- How’s Obama doing? Just check the price of gas (National Desk) — December 25
November 2011
- ABC News: Toyota targeted Gabby Giffords! (National Desk) — November 17
October 2011
- Mitt Romney calls for straight-ahead change of public policy (National Desk) — October 15
- Paul Krugman & President Obama furiously fix economy (National Desk) — October 1
September 2011
- It’s officially over (National Desk) — September 21
August 2011
- Climate scientists say Hispanics, Africans mentally ill (National Desk) — August 29
July 2011
- The joyless jobless recovery (National Desk) — July 6
June 2011
- Republican debate transcript (Breaking News) — June 14
- Rep. Anthony Weiner switches party, drops unions (National Desk) — June 2
May 2011
- The New Summer of Our Discontent (National Desk) — May 29
- Apocalypse cult: world will end in fire (National Desk) — May 20
April 2011
- 2012 Campaign Issues; Republicans urge Obama to act on gasoline prices (National Desk) — April 27
- Congress passes sound budget (National Desk) — April 1
March 2011
- Apple markets round wheel (National Desk) — March 21
- Rule 1 made easier: shameless blogwhoring (Questions/Answers) — March 19
- Krugman: Federal checks and balances sound (National Desk) — March 11
February 2011
- Profile Series: People who cannot be elected President (National Desk) — February 17
- Dana Milbank escapes rehab (National Desk) — February 2
- Secret Life of the East Anglian Migratory Data Stuffer (Breaking News) — February 1
January 2011
- Walkerville Weekly Reader acquired by Leni Films (National Desk) — January 29
- U.S. airline fatalities plummet in 2010 (National Desk) — January 23
- Inside look at the MSNBC Tucson investigation (Breaking News) — January 19
- Ezra Klein apologizes for rape of schoolgirl (National Desk) — January 12
- Markos Moulitsas accuses President of assassinating Arizona rep (National Desk) — January 9
- Republicans clamor for “Constitution” (National Desk) — January 6
October 2010
- Woman rushes politician, meets Buddha (National Desk) — October 28
- Ifill cleared (Breaking News) — October 24
February 2010
- Palin prompting techno-phobia (National Desk) — February 8
September 2009
- White House forces anti-government activist out (National Desk) — September 6
July 2009
- ABC accuses President Obama of lawlessness (National Desk) — July 7
June 2009
- James Carville writes fellow Democrats (National Desk) — June 6
May 2009
- Republicans ram civil rights past Democrats (National Desk) — May 20
- President Palin (Breaking News) — May 15
March 2009
- Telepresident (Breaking News) — March 19
- Gravity discredited by bridge collapse (National Desk) — March 12
February 2009
- Obama Tax Boost (Breaking News) — February 1
January 2009
- Ask The Tax Guys (Breaking News) — January 31
December 2008
- Bush pardon in Chicago scandal (National Desk) — December 14
- Fred Thompson explicates the Economy (National Desk) — December 2
November 2008
- New York Times shocked by Thanksgiving video (National Desk) — November 22
- George Bush loses election (National Desk) — November 3
October 2008
- Newspapers focus on important issues in 2008 (National Desk) — October 9
July 2008
- My Fellow Americans (Breaking News) — July 4
February 2008
- Senator Kirk Watson: MSNBC and Me (National Desk) — February 21
- Howard T. Duck exits race (National Desk) — February 11
January 2008
- Bylines of Brutality (Breaking News) — January 18
- Reporters Lack Fire (Breaking News) — January 4
- IowaHawk LiveBlog (Breaking News) — January 3
September 2007
- Ivy rivalry reaches new heights (National Desk) — September 21
- This ad paid for by Moving On Soon (Breaking News) — September 14
- Mothers’ hopes fade (National Desk) — September 8
August 2007
- Bush snubs AIDS sufferers (National Desk) — August 4
May 2007
- Subscribe Now! (Breaking News) — May 9
April 2007
- Stop the NRA! (National Desk) — April 17
- Jerk Offsets (Breaking News) — April 6
February 2007
- Voice-activated Reporter (Breaking News) — February 10
- Pandagon Papers (Breaking News) — February 8
December 2006
- Laura Bush calls cancer “not a big deal” (National Desk) — December 21
November 2006
- Times: Bush told truth! (Breaking News) — November 3
October 2006
- The calculation is on the wall (National Desk) — October 11
August 2006
- Israel Destroys Reuters (Breaking News) — August 29
- United Nations puts Israel on secret probation (National Desk) — August 18
July 2006
- Media giants apologize for remarks about Israel (National Desk) — July 30
June 2006
- Bush delays al-Zarqawi to influence elections (National Desk) — June 10
- Breaking News — June 5
- Marriage Amendment (Breaking News) — June 4
- Bush to send chocolates, alcohol to Iran (National Desk) — June 2
May 2006
- Bloggers tackle fish story (National Desk) — May 9
March 2006
- Kennedy using straw-man arguments in speeches (National Desk) — March 23
February 2006
- Danes riot over Marvel Comics (National Desk) — February 23
- Pig-squealer rebuilds embassy in three days (National Desk) — February 9
November 2005
- Airlines ban female teachers from sitting near children (National Desk) — November 29
October 2005
- Not at Our Expense (National Desk) — October 31
- Tomorrow Never Came (National Desk) — October 29
- Anti-porn activist decries pornographic marriages (National Desk) — October 21
- French press decries foreign war (National Desk) — October 13
- Utah Sheriff Department deploys new stealth solitaire (National Desk) — October 12
- The Mayor’s Guide to the Hurricane (National Desk) — October 1
August 2005
- New, Improved Democracy hits hungry market (National Desk) — August 26
- Democrats fear gay right wing court nominee (National Desk) — August 4
July 2005
- Patriotic essay wins teen free trip to Bangladesh (National Desk) — July 21
- Democrats champion CIA secrecy (National Desk) — July 19
- Businesses line up to pay stealth trademark fines (National Desk) — July 9
- Democrats fear liberal Bush Court (National Desk) — July 5
June 2005
- William Lloyd Garrison arrested (National Desk) — June 15
- Supreme Court rebukes Bush administration (National Desk) — June 8
May 2005
- CHiPs officer loses job over highway incident (National Desk) — May 2
April 2005
- Bush loses critical poll support (National Desk) — April 29
January 2005
- Bush forewarned about tsunami attack? (National Desk) — January 1
December 2004
- Internet users socialize less, talk to people more (National Desk) — December 31
- Seattle Democrats school Floridians (National Desk) — December 22
November 2004
- Same old minority and females in Bush administration (National Desk) — November 16
- Rather, Moore, concede election (National Desk) — November 3
September 2004
- Kerry dumb, Bush smarter (National Desk) — September 30
August 2004
- Rumsfeld worried about new terror in Afghanistan (National Desk) — August 11
- Bush refuses to create Big Brother post (National Desk) — August 5
July 2004
- Kerry vows to restore trust, credibility to politics (National Desk) — July 30
- Terror in the Skies (National Desk) — July 19
June 2004
- Bremer follows evil overlord rules (National Desk) — June 28
- Michael Moore calls for revenge on Saudi Arabia (National Desk) — June 28
May 2004
- Bush loses conspiracy theorist vote (National Desk) — May 23
- Maryland schoolgirls put on show for police (National Desk) — May 22
- Pink jumpsuits slash oil prices (National Desk) — May 20
- Can I get an RDF site summary of the Reader? (Questions/Answers) — May 14
- Disney Drops Flat Earth Opus (National Desk) — May 5
April 2004
- Bush co-opts Democrat platform on states’ rights (National Desk) — April 26
- Kerry criticizes lower gas prices (National Desk) — April 20
- Full-time legislators ridicule CA governor part-time comments (National Desk) — April 7
- Democrats call for unilateral war, pre-emptive crackdowns (National Desk) — April 4
February 2004
- Democrats Lament Nader Entrance (National Desk) — February 26
- Apple’s computer failures drop precipitously (National Desk) — February 26
- San Diego Union Tribune decries mixed-race marriage (National Desk) — February 17
January 2004
- Mars Orbiter Sniffs Water (National Desk) — January 23
- Juries Weigh Police Testimony (National Desk) — January 11
December 2003
- Tips for Traveling with Electronic Gear (National Desk) — December 24
- Georgia DWB Stop Goes Wrong (National Desk) — December 15
- Uh, is this a satire? (Questions/Answers) — December 8
- Post Columnist kills four minorities in self-defense (National Desk) — December 3
November 2003
- Deep Inside, Everyone is Black (National Desk) — November 28
October 2003
- Verisign and Innovation (National Desk) — October 6
September 2003
- NIDA Apologizes to Ravers (National Desk) — September 15
- California Governor resigns amid controversy (National Desk) — September 10
- Warren Zevon sleeps (National Desk) — September 6
- RIAA Claims Child Pornography Infringes on Copyrights (National Desk) — September 6
June 2003
- Open Source Konquers Microsoft (National Desk) — June 14
- Kraft settles suit to protect deadly food products (National Desk) — June 4
- Michael Moore gags Tim Robbins (National Desk) — June 4
- Cancer docs seek business increase (National Desk) — June 1
May 2003
- Not about race, says Times (National Desk) — May 15
April 2003
- Democrats deny bedroom privacy rights (National Desk) — April 25
- Newspapers accuse murdered woman of violating biology (National Desk) — April 18
- Coalition Soldiers Key Saddam’s Storm (National Desk) — April 7
March 2003
- Michael Moore Refuses Oscar (National Desk) — March 24
November 2002
- Pelosi not a liberal? (National Desk) — November 15
- Drug Czar unveils new TV campaign (National Desk) — November 4
October 2002
- Senator McCain Confesses Corruption (National Desk) — October 21
- New Jersey Supreme Court enacts two-party state (National Desk) — October 3
- Democrats relegated to third party status in Jersey (National Desk) — October 2
- Independent filmmaker calls for “Population Control” in public schools (National Desk) — October 1
September 2002
- 9/11 Rights Off! (National Desk) — September 11
- Agents Seize U.S. Education System (National Desk) — September 1
July 2002
- Hong Kong liberties safe (National Desk) — July 15
- Ticket agent foils terrorism at LAX (National Desk) — July 4
June 2002
- Drug War Not Zero-Sum, says DEA (National Desk) — June 19
- Beltway vies over abuse powers (National Desk) — June 14
February 2002
- Former New York mayor touts American-style violence in Britain (National Desk) — February 22
- Administration ads urge increased support for terrorism (National Desk) — February 21
- Voter marginalization bill passes House (National Desk) — February 19
- Macrovision and RIAA hissy fit over pirates (National Desk) — February 15
November 2001
- Bush announces kinder, gentler war on terrorism (National Desk) — November 12
- Alan Dershowitz supports torture, national identity papers (National Desk) — November 8
- New York’s anti-minority rules will be enforced (National Desk) — November 1
October 2001
- Justice Department calls for new sacrifices (National Desk) — October 31
- Starr tactics regain national support (National Desk) — October 22
- Bush arms pilots with heavy weapons (National Desk) — October 15
- Stewardess foils Taliban hijacking (National Desk) — October 14
- Sarah Brady supports racial profiling (National Desk) — October 10
September 2001
- Ashcroft joins tidal wave of support for September 11 terrorists (National Desk) — September 27
- Gephardt introduces Freedom’s Wake holiday (National Desk) — September 23
- Federal judge blocks marijuana prohibition (National Desk) — September 23
- Walters supports aid to bin Laden (National Desk) — September 11
May 2001
- ACLU supports increased police powers (National Desk) — May 19
- Douglas Adams goes on extended lunch break (National Desk) — May 11
- Vancouver school enacts zero tolerance for poor fashion (National Desk) — May 5
April 2001
- American missionary family saved from fate worse than death (National Desk) — April 26
January 2001
- United States Waives Human Rights (National Desk) — January 7
- Clinton announces end of gun, drug, pornography prohibitions (National Desk) — January 7
December 2000
- Michigan residents more violent (National Desk) — December 11
November 2000
- Democrats Channel Ronald Reagan (National Desk) — November 28
- Nobody Wins! (National Desk) — November 8
October 2000
- Reporters confused over attention to issues, character (National Desk) — October 18
- Gore Supports Limits on Free Speech (National Desk) — October 5
- Gore Opposes, Supports Gun Control, Prohibition (National Desk) — October 5
- Gore supports recycling-based gas rationing (National Desk) — October 4
August 2000
- ACLU acknowledges time limit on free speech (National Desk) — August 30
- FAA calls for security rollback in airports (National Desk) — August 22
- Secret Service says no profiles in school shootings (National Desk) — August 20
- New Hampshire woman tapes public official (National Desk) — August 20
- Violence Policy Center decries low violence among CCW holders (National Desk) — August 13
- Willie Brown pushes plan to confiscate black drivers’ vehicles (National Desk) — August 6
- Helmet statistics spur call for no daylight driving (National Desk) — August 2
July 2000
- Bush wins in surprise early landslide (National Desk) — July 30
- Destroy the children to save them (National Desk) — July 10
- U.S. zero tolerance laws create ‘black-free school zone’ (National Desk) — July 2
- Rapist killed by handgun (National Desk) — July 1
June 2000
- Washington declares war on voter privacy (National Desk) — June 30
- Massachusetts sets sail to a grand future (National Desk) — June 29
- Federal judge opens season on AIDS patients (National Desk) — June 17
- Springsteen arrested in New York City (National Desk) — June 13
- Double jeopardy is double silly, say Brits (National Desk) — June 11
- Drug prohibition is ended, but fight lives on (National Desk) — June 11
- Privacy is not a victimless crime (National Desk) — June 8
- Ohio congressman dies mysterious death (National Desk) — June 4
- Publisher arrested for remembering Hitler (National Desk) — June 3
- Rosie O’Donnell breaks with HCI, joins NRA (National Desk) — June 2
- Maryland school teaches new curriculum (National Desk) — June 1
- Denmark’s odor prompts raid (National Desk) — June 1
May 2000
- Ventura calls news media ‘corrupt and shameless’ (National Desk) — May 30
- Restorative law enforcement success in St. Petersburg (National Desk) — May 27
- Vice president admits to alcohol problem (National Desk) — May 26
- Reno advises Americans to question all agents (National Desk) — May 25
- Politics make good products (National Desk) — May 24
- What is your party affiliation? (Questions/Answers) — May 21
- Congressmen vow to read all bills before passing them (National Desk) — May 21
- Canadian government builds perfect computer (National Desk) — May 21
- What does “Sic Semper Hypocritae” mean? (Questions/Answers) — May 20
- Questions/Answers — May 20
- New York Times secret evidence (National Desk) — May 19
- Million moms march for population reduction (National Desk) — May 15
- No bullets fired during Davidian fire (National Desk) — May 10
April 2000
- Libertarians start child reeducation camps (National Desk) — April 28
January 2000
- NAACP and Ku Klux Klan join forces in Washington (National Desk) — January 17
- National Desk — January 17
July 1998
- A New Crime (National Desk) — July 31
April 1994
- Thomas Jefferson revealed as traitor (National Desk) — April 20
June 1993
- Jesus Christ denied nomination (National Desk) — June 7
February 1993
- First Lady resigns (National Desk) — February 12