Betsy Church, a senior at St. Mary's is here for a week to learn about journalism. So what did we have her do? Watch the Tyra Show of course. Here's her post:

Levi Johnston, ex-fiancé of teen mom Bristol Palin, appeared on The Tyra Show today along with his mother and younger sister.

A good way to make amends with the Palin family? Didn’t appear to be.

What's on the minds of 30 N&O readers as the election season winds down.

Nearly 20 readers have their say on more election issues.

Sarah Palin's wardrobe and Joe Biden's gaffes make it into the McClatchy cartoonist roundup this week. As does a tweak against Barack Obama and Colin Powell ...

Find 25 more letters about the election issues that are reverberating this week (other than Sarah Palin's wardrobe, we mean). These letters appear online only.

The Oct. 23 front-page story about Sarah Palin and the Republican National Committee's spending $150,000 to make her over continues to bring the response.

The "Ritzy makeover blurs Palin's hockey-mom image" story on Page 1A today and Ruth Sheehan's column Wednesday about the new Raleigh group Girlfriends Appalled about Sarah Palin bring out the Palin detractors and defenders.

Help me understand "Girlfriends Appalled about Sarah Palin." "It felt a bit like any old woman will do," says one of the Raleigh women insulted by John McCain's choice of a running mate. Gender was not the main attraction.

Find out what readers find appalling and despicable about the latest election shenanigans. These letters appear online only.

McClatchy editorial cartoonists offer up some more fodder on the financial crisis and on the election.