There is no one who has disputed that Melinda Doolittle had been the best singer in American Idol's sixth season.  She has been nearly flawless throughout, with the exception of a few bumps during Bee Gee's week - a show in which everyone struggled. But on Tuesday night, Melinda was at it again, clearly distancing herself from Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks.  I'm sure even Blake and Jordin were hoping throughout the day Wednesday that America would see fit to allow one of them to face off against Doolittle in the show's finale next week. But it wasn't meant to be for Melinda.  She seemed to have made peace with the fact that tonight might be her last, yet the other contestants, the judges, and the audience were all shocked at the results.  A smattering of boos could be heard following Ryan Seacrest's announcement that America had voted Melinda Doolittle off of the show. I had said from the beginning that Jordin Sparks had a better chance of winning than Doolittle because she had more of the American Idol look.  That is to take nothing away from her vocal talents, because she has been the 2nd best singer all along. ...

Yolanda King, the eldest child of Dr. Martin Luther King, has died at the age of 51.  This comes just over a year after the death of her mother Coretta Scott King.  According to the associated press the family believes Ms. King's death was related to a heart problem. Yolanda is credited as a producer, speaker, and actor; having appeared in the 1978 miniseries "King" where she played Rosa Parks.  She also appeared in "Ghosts of Mississippi." Yolanda King is survived by her remaining siblings; her sister the Rev. Bernice A. King and brothers Martin Luther King III and Dexter Scott King. It is still hard to believe that Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King have no grandchildren.