Albuquerque took a toll on us.
We had originally planned to drive directly from Santa Fe westward toward Gallup, where we would stop at a hotel halfway to our next destination in Arizona that Rachel’s cousin had recommended. But at the last minute we heard that John McCain was going to be giving a talk in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Change
Posted in The Southwest, tagged Albuquerque, change, John McCain, Old Town Albuquerque, politics, slump, urban sprawl, Walgreens on July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The engine room
Posted in The Midatlantic, tagged D.C., politics, surveillance, Washington, youth, yuppies on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We made a brief stopover in Washington, D.C., so Ben could meet up with a college friend and interview him for his blog, an exploration of youth in politics. Matt Segal, who runs a voter-empowerment foundation in the city, is one of those dynamic young politicos who ages ten years immediately upon graduating, wearing suits [...]
