'Canes attempt to extend win skein vs. Leopards ...more

October 29, 2009

A surprising number of teenagers, nearly 15 percent, think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests. ...more

July 1, 2009

The TV sets in the White House may not be tuned to Fox News Channel, but the favorite channel of the previous administration is riding high in the age of Obama. ...more

March 30, 2009

The drumbeat grows louder after each drop in the Dow. The conventional wisdom when President Barack Obama took office was that he had a year to show some progress. However, that was before cable commentators started handing out 50-day report cards and presidents were expected to solve problems before the next round of Sunday's talk shows. ...more

March 17, 2009

The 2009 River Ridge girls tennis team should be in a rebuilding year. Conventional wisdom would dictate that losing three seniors to graduation would force a team to take a step back. ...more

February 26, 2009

the decade that spawned the culture wars that would define national affairs for the next 40 years. ...more

February 22, 2009

"Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years," by Cari Beauchamp (Knopf, $35) ...more

February 8, 2009

Everybody, it seems, is on board with the concept of encouraging green energy and green jobs. We're riding the Barack Obama bandwagon, which promises to trundle - under some combination of solar, wind and biofuel - down the road to zero emissions, energy independence and a multi-megaton employment explosion. ...more

December 28, 2008

It's all your fault Salma Hayek. I was so over my longer-than-shoulder-length hair. I was ready for a change - something a bit more, ahem, mature. After all, conventional wisdom says once a woman hits the big 4-0, she shouldn't wear her hair long, right? ...more

December 14, 2008

Even investing in blue-chip companies these days is hair-raising, as anyone with money in the stock market knows. ...more

December 14, 2008