About this Theme

    The first version of this theme back in January 2008 was inspired by the great magazine style themes of Brian Gardner and Darren Hoyt. I took those elements that I liked the most in every theme and combined them together in one single theme. The different page templates are inspired by Brian Gardners "Revolution" theme, other elements are taken from "Mimbo" by Darren Hoyt. The Tabbed section is created by using jQuery ui.tabs by Klaus Hartl (stilbuero.de).

    The Name of the theme was inspired by the famous American jazz sax-player, Branford Marsalis. Although I´m German, I decided to present this theme in english in order to make it available for a greater audience.

    If you detect any bugs, please let me know. If you use this theme, please let me also know and make sure the copyright remains as it is.

    Find further information, tutorials, support forum, demo and download on my Website.

City Government

Religion & Politics – How do you view it?

Religion and politics are two of the most important aspects of life that touch everyone no matter what class or accomplishments they may have managed to attain in their lives.
This subject shouldn’t be taken lightly and must be looked upon through the eyes of your fellow man so that you may walk in his shoes, [...]

The American Tradition – Halloween

I must admit that I do love Halloween.  Although my church (First Assembly of God) does not believe that we should celebrate or participate in such activities (at least according to my pastor) I cannot subscribe to such.  I, and my family, are independent Christians and do not subscribe to any real specific church and/or [...]

Rural Homes To Be Assessed – Inside & Out

Awhile back I read a news article by the Quad City Times that stated more than 5,500 rural homes in the county were to be assessed both inside and out. This prompted me to wonder what kind of physical access would be required in order to do a really good assessment as indicated in [...]

State Government

Religion & Politics – How do you view it?

Religion and politics are two of the most important aspects of life that touch everyone no matter what class or accomplishments they may have managed to attain in their lives.
This subject shouldn’t be taken lightly and must be looked upon through the eyes of your fellow man so that you may walk in his shoes, [...]

Why Hire A Woman?

I just finished reading an article by Vogue Editor Alexandria Shulman entitled Year-long maternity leave, flex hours, four-day weeks… why would ANY boss hire a woman? You can read it for yourself here (highly recommended).
In the United States, if you have 15 or more employees you are subject to federal law that protects pregnant women. [...]

Vote Clears Way for Illinois Abortion Notification Law

The AP released a news article stating that the State of Illinois Medical Disciplinary Board has decided not to extend a 90-day grace period put into place in August.
Illinois’ law had been passed in 1995 that forced abortionist doctors to provide parents with a 48 hour notice of girls 17 and younger who intended to [...]