The Amber Behind AMBER:

First, thank you to Rachel Lucas for linking to my AMBER post. I don't care what you think about Rachel's politics: Rachel rocks. Second, it turns out that this issue is close to Rachel's heart ... Amber Hagerman, the young girl whose death inspired the AMBER Alert, was from Rachel's hometown -- indeed, was from Rachel's neighborhood -- in Arlington, Texas. Rachel posts a very poignant account of Amber's story, which you can read here.