The 'other guy did it' won't work as an alibi
GREG BEAN CODA
      One of my favorite literary characters is a guy called Otherguy Overby. Otherguy makes his first appearance in a book by Ross Thomas called "Chinaman's Chance." In the book, it's explained that Otherguy got his name because every time he got arrested for a crime, his alibi was that "some other guy did it.
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Are We There Yet?
Mom's foreign language skills are a little rusty
LORI CLINCH
      'Are you relieved that the kids are back in school?" a kind soul asked me just last week. I think I shocked him when I said I was not happy at all. After all, one might think that a mother of four boys would be doing a lighthearted salsa routine all about the abode when she hears the first school bell ring.
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Volunteers are due respect from municipal officials
Your Turn
SANDRA LIPPMAN Guest Column
      There is one thing today experts in any field can agree on and that is that good leaders are hard to find. The struggle we see to find highly qualified candidates in politics is in front of us at all levels.
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