In the beginning, the Obama administration directed a spotlight toward its careful, thoughtful decision-making process on Afghanistan. National security meetings were announced, photographed and highlighted in background briefings to the media. President Obama would apply the methods of the academy to the art of war - the University of Chicago meets West Point - thus assuring a skittish public that deliberation had preceded decision. ...more

November 20, 2009

Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount, who was suspended for the season after punching a Boise State player in the wake of the season opener, has been allowed to rejoin the Ducks. ...more

November 10, 2009

A jury needed only an hour of deliberation to acquit a Hudson man of aggravated battery Monday night. ...more

October 28, 2009

A jury needed only an hour of deliberation to acquit a Hudson man of aggravated battery Monday night. ...more

October 27, 2009

Both President Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner say they take full responsibility for the AIG debacle although neither says what he has done wrong or what he would do to correct it. This may be a good sound bite but is meaningless. Actions speak louder than words. ...more

March 27, 2009

A Polk County man has been convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in the death of a 25-year-old gay man. ...more

February 27, 2009

The jurors leaned forward in their seats, craning their necks at the photos splayed before them. ...more

January 16, 2009

Robert Nowak of Polk County was convicted today of hiring a hit man called "Reaper" to bump off an Internal Revenue Service tax auditor. ...more

December 18, 2008

By 2006, Karen Lane had endured years of unreported manipulation, threats and abuse at the hands of her husband, Keith. ...more

September 18, 2008

It's now been roughly two weeks since Major League Baseball decided to implement a form of instant replay and two things have predictably failed to happen. ...more

September 14, 2008