As President Bush noted at the national conference of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, his first executive order was to establish that office. The controversy over his initiative began then and continues. Liberals who measure compassion only by tax dollars spent say it hasn't gone far enough, while zealots about church-state separation say that it goes too far and should be shut down. But this program is transforming lives. And in an election campaign lacking for new ideas, this one is worth saving. ...more

July 6, 2008

Chad Berry has plenty he could be distressed over as he and his crew clear out the remains of one family's life in the once-stately Bay Vista home. ...more

June 30, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Chad Berry has plenty he could be distressed over as he and his crew clear out the remains of one family's life in the once-stately Bay Vista home. ...more

June 27, 2008

Trains, which played critical roles in America's move westward, were of special significance to an estimated 200,000 children in 19th century New York City. ...more

January 27, 2008