"Lights Out" for Laudable Luminaries describes significant events in the lives of nine very famous people. Career highlights anent "actor, governor and U. S. President" Ronald W. Reagan are described in Chapters 1 - 5, "rhythm and blues singer" Ray Charles in Chapter 2, "method actor and iconoclast" Marlon Brando in Chapter 3 and "actor, superman and optimist" Christopher Reeve in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 relates the story of America's "premier talk show host" Johnny Carson, Chapter 6 discusses "actor and activist" Ossie Davis, Chapter 7 describes "playwright and activist" Arthur Miller, Chapter...

"Demises of the Distinguished" describes important highlights in the lives of recently deceased prominent persons. Included are mini "bios" of ex President Gerald R. Ford, former Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, ex Senator Eugene J. McCarthy, volatile comedian Richard Pryor and singer Lou Rawls. Activist Coretta Scott King, composer-singing cowboy Buck Owens, the girl next door actress June Allyson, prolific TV film producer Aaron Spelling, popular actor Glenn Ford, crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, basketball coach "Red" Auerbach, actor Jack Palance, Godfather of Soul James Brown and...

The specious reasons for beginning the war in Iraq were re-stated, bailouts for Wall Street and the Big Three auto industry staggering, the economy in recession, national deficits and debt increasing, the pre-emptive war in Iraq unresolved, a flimsy Iraqi government dominated by Shiites and Kurds, sectarian violence waning, the largest embassy in the world built in Baghdad with occupation until December 31, '11, Taliban attacks increasing with more U. S. troops destined for re-deployment from Iraq to Afghanistan, USAF air tanker refueling contract conflict between Boeing and Northrup, radar...