Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Maryanne Ellison Simmons

Born: July 16, 1949 (age 75)
Bio: Maryanne Ellison Simmons is an artist, writer, and the wife of baseball player Ted Simmons. She studied fine art and received her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1971 and her master's degree from Washington University in 1992.