Time has taken its toll on the annual holiday letter informing friends and family about the births, deaths and broken hearts incurred in the past year. ...more

December 24, 2009

Some of the people who make their living covering the sports we watch have been accused of infecting the public with a phenomenon known as Tebow Fatigue. Victims have a tendency to burst blood vessels, particularly in the neck, at the mere mention of a certain quarterback from the University of Florida. ...more

November 1, 2009

The Obama administration is delaying by a week its release of an internal CIA report on the agency's Bush-era secret detention and interrogation program. ...more

June 20, 2009

Change the subject Will everyone who is tired of reading about capitalism vs. socialism, please raise your hands! ...more

June 4, 2009

Anglers lost an hour of sleep last night with the arrival of daylight savings time, plus they might also experience one of the affects that go along with it - such as feeling late for a safe-light launch but in the new reality you're early by standard time habit. It might be the case where you find yourself expecting to participate in a fishing tournament, standing at the boat ramp knowing the parking lot is full, but the ramp dock area is vacant - not a boat anywhere in sight. ...more

March 8, 2009

The news release, written by Billy Turner himself, was only six paragraphs. That hardly seemed adequate to encapsulate a half-century of accomplishments, a half-century of memories. But the first sentence was perfect. It has been a great life! ...more

March 6, 2009

Return Policies For Some Stores ...more

December 19, 2008

When an ancestor was a Civil War veteran, your search for information can lead to genealogical gold. The Civil War produced substantial records, starting with military service files and applications for pensions, both of benefit to family historians. ...more

August 3, 2008

Mr. Reark, I'm responding to your completely misunderstood retort to my November letter regarding the bombing range. Your inability to comprehend what you read is astonishing. ...more

December 20, 2007