Sad note from Ohio

I was saddened tonight to read about the death of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio) Wednesday night following a brain hemorrhage. She was scheduled to speak to our group next week. According to this article by The Associated Press, she was to have been a superdelegate to the convention. Additionally, the article says, she was the first black woman on the Ways and Means Committee.
All of the activity happening in Denver is a reporter's dream — so much to cover and discuss with others — but moments like this are certainly sobering. We can be thankful that in the United States, people of very diverse backgrounds and beliefs can pursue their dreams and find success in doing so, regardless of partisan orientation.