Social Security turns 73 this month, marking over seven decades of one of the nation's most successful and important social programs. As Barack Obama has said, it is "the cornerstone of the social compact in this country." ...more

August 18, 2008

A flight instructor and a student took a plunge into Lake Istokpoga late Saturday morning after the student forgot to retract the plane's landing gear, causing the plane's nose to dive into the lake. ...more

August 3, 2008

We've heard our share of beauty secrets, but this one is right up there with the strangest. ...more

July 24, 2008

Congress must act now to implement a comprehensive energy policy, which would include drilling in both ANWR and the OCS, building more nuclear power plants, utilizing our vast coal supplies to produce clean fuel, finding new energy sources such as biofuels, windmills and solar power and conservation. ...more

June 23, 2008

Faced with a continuing plunge in pickup and sport utility vehicle sales, Ford Motor Co. on Friday tried to deal with the mess by delaying production of the new F-150 pickup and announcing further factory cuts. ...more

June 21, 2008

last week's 6.3 percent increase in April's pending home sales index, for example - there's a flurry of pronouncements that the residential real estate market has bottomed. ...more

June 19, 2008

Southwest Airlines Co., the only big U.S. carrier that's still profitable, may expand its fleet next year as competitors shrink operations to blunt surging fuel bills, Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly said. ...more

June 18, 2008

It's mid-May, the 2007-2008 school year is nearing an end, and the final two active springtime sports – baseball and softball – are in the midst of crowning their new state champs. One would think that with only two prep sports still actually competing, all local media attention would be focused on the diamonds. Other than the random blurbs of off-season coaching changes or new college commitments, there's really no cause to take heed in much else. ...more

May 10, 2008

Regarding "Blessing Amid Tragedy" (Other Views, Feb. 11) and "Flirting With Flight At TIA: Dog Survives 6-Story Fall" (front page, Feb. 8): ...more

February 13, 2008

Both sides defend views. ...more

January 28, 2008