Shortly after leaving the voting booth, 70-year-old community activist Donald E. Robinson had a thought: "Why do I have to be listed as African-American? Why can't I just be American?" ...more

November 8, 2008

The Very Rev. Francis B. Sayre Jr., who in his 27 years as dean of the National Cathedral in Washington raised his sonorous voice against McCarthyism, segregation, poverty and the Vietnam War while presiding over construction of the cathedral's majestic Gloria in Excelsis Tower, died Oct. 3 at his home on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. He was 93. ...more

October 14, 2008

The main reason I am writing this column is that many people have asked me how I first realized I was suffering from a brain tumor and what I have done about it. ...more

September 7, 2008