Senator Robert Byrd Has Died at 92

Senator Robert Byrd has died at the age of 92. The New York Times has an extensive obituary.

Dixie Carter, Dead at 70

Actress Dixie Carter died today at the age of 70. Although Carter is best known for her role as the savvy Julia Sugarbaker on the hit series Designing Women, my earliest memory of her dates back to the series Diff'rent Strokes.

Some media outlets are worrying over the cause of her death, which her publicist did not reveal. I say: celebrate her life's work, rather than prying into her death. If her family and friends want to reveal the cause, they will.