In March of 1861, 8-year-old George Patten was having a rough go of it in school. The little scamp told classmates he had met the newly elected president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Being the son of a journalist, George was immediately accused of making it up. ...more

November 25, 2009

"We Went to War," by Meg Heckman and Mike Pride (Monitor Publishing, $29.95) ...more

November 23, 2008

Veterans Day brings Sen. John McCain to Jay Leno, heroes from the Iraq war to MyNetwork TV, and memories of Vietnam and World War II to various cable networks. ...more

November 11, 2008

Thursday 07/24 •Free GED Classes are offered at the New Port Richey Library, 5939 Main St. Call Ann 727-774-1708 for full schedule. ...more

July 23, 2008

A dark, introspective drama about Madison Avenue advertising executives and a comedy about a harried NBC producer took top honors at the Television Critics Association's annual awards ceremony Saturday night. ...more

July 20, 2008

Fog drifts over the old shipyard, casting a veil over the shoulders of empty factories where thousands of women once thronged, welding and hammering and typing and filing as they put a lipsticked smile on the face of the war at home. ...more

December 30, 2007

"Letters from Nuremberg: My Father's Narrative of a Quest For Justice," by Sen. Christopher Dodd (Crown, $25.95) ...more

November 11, 2007

At age 90, Ed Maguire is the last surviving member of his World War II bomb disposal unit. ...more

November 9, 2007

Tonight marks the debut of PBS documentarian Ken Burns' seven-part, 14-hour film 'The War,' which tells the story of World War II through the personal accounts of men and women who lived through it. It was six years in the making, and it's expected to have the scope and power of his landmark series, 'The Civil War.' ...more

September 23, 2007

The biggest event on PBS this year is Ken Burns' 'The War,' a seven-part series about World War II. ...more

September 13, 2007