Thank you to Representative Castor for having the stamina to stand up to those ignorant opponents of health care insurance reform. ...more

September 6, 2009

Academy Awards voters are going to have to put extra effort into their choices for best picture. Oscar overseers are adopting a preferential-voting system in which academy members rank their best-picture favorites from 1 to 10. ...more

September 1, 2009

We asked, and you answered. We decided that New York Yankees star Derek Jeter's 30,875 square feet of space, a seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom waterfront home, deserved a dignified name. You came through with a ton of responses, and while most of them weren't dignified, they're all an improvement over "Jeter's place." ...more

July 23, 2009

The journalist and author was in the Daytime studio. ...more

June 4, 2009

Americans have a more favorable first impression of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor than they did for any of President George W. Bush's choices for the high court, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. ...more

June 3, 2009

A few citrus growers are replacing orange and grapefruit trees with strawberries, blueberries and peaches. ...more

May 30, 2009

An online guide to healthy dining out. ...more

April 13, 2009

As President Obama designates the CEOs of all entities that receive federal money; General Motors, Ford, banks, states etc., will Congress need to ratify his choices? With such awesome responsibility on the shoulders of one man, would it not be prudent to name him "President" for life? ...more

April 5, 2009

NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won. ...more

March 23, 2009

Mike Slive hears the outside world constantly debate NCAA tournament selections. Slive, the ultimate insider, ignores the noise. As this year's committee chairman, his job is separating those minute slivers and producing a 65-team bracket that reflects the best of the best. ...more

March 13, 2009