GLASVEGAS: GLASVEGAS (COLUMBIA) ***½ Glasvegas recalls early, angry Elvis Costello or a Scottish incarnation of The Arcade Fire or Okkervil River with big ambitions, urgent vocals, soaring choruses and jangling guitars. ...more

January 16, 2009

For the sake of decorum we should probably act like we've been here before except, well, we haven't. Game 1 of the World Series is at Tropicana Field tonight and some people will try to tell you it's just a baseball game, but they're wrong. ...more

October 22, 2008

WASHINGTON - A telecommunications lobbyist who became part of an explosive story early this year about John McCain has broken months of silence to deny the main subtext of the account - that she was suspected of being romantically involved with the Republican presidential candidate. "I did not have a sexual relationship with Senator McCain," Vicky Iseman told the National Journal magazine. ...more

October 16, 2008

Through no fault of his own, Al Reyes lost his job during the winter. ...more

February 23, 2008

There may be more to the annual Florida RV SuperShow than just than deals on travel trailers and motor homes. ...more

January 15, 2008

BORDERING ON INSANITY When the Kansas Jayhawks and Missouri Tigers get together, you can generally expect high stakes and national-television cameras. ...more

November 24, 2007

Today is Veterans Day and plenty of activities are going on to honor the men and women who have worn our country's uniform. But do most Americans really know how to thank veterans? Even veterans probably disagree, but it's reasonable to say that the best way to honor them is by being good Americans. Sometimes being a good American draws the ire of our fellow countrymen, but that's fine, because freedom is what it's all about. Obviously we should tell veterans "thank you" for serving our country and keeping us free. But most veterans don't need a public pat on the back. They served for many reasons and too often people get caught up in patriotic fervor that really doesn't honor them, it just makes the person doing all the fawning feel good about it. But that's fine, too. ...more

November 11, 2007