CNN: Nation Split on Bush as Uniter or Divider

I am not making that headline up, as you can easily confirm.

Kai, of OrangeBand, brought this headline to my attention, so I should take this opportunity to direct you to the OrangeBand page. Let me begin by confessing up front that I am the faculty advisor for this group, hence have some affiliation with them. But it's a really great organization. OrangeBand is a resolutely non-partisan organization that seeks to promote civil, informed dialogue about social and political issues. Kai started this organization less than two years ago, and it's already had a big impact on campus. One of their forums--in which JMU student soldiers who had returned from Iraq talked about their experiences there--was even on C-SPAN last year.

Anyway, the organization is at a stage in its development at which even small (tax-deductable!) contributions can make a big difference--hint, hint... Perhaps even more important, however, is getting the word out about the organization. I'll be putting up a link to them soon, and hope some of you will consider doing the same. And if you have any interest in starting a chapter in your own area, there's information on how to do so on the website.