Civil rights organization celebrates 100 years ...more

November 5, 2009

Next month, Barack Obama will catch a train in Philadelphia and trace the route Abraham Lincoln followed to Washington for his inauguration. ...more

December 28, 2008

In 1948, I was 12 when my great-grandmother told me about the time she saw Abraham Lincoln come through her family's little community of Smoke Hole, W.Va. The truth is, her parents told her the story because she was only an infant at the time. ...more

October 5, 2008

Next year, the penny will be getting not just one new look, but four of them, the first changes to the 1-cent coin in 50 years. ...more

September 24, 2008

Next year, the penny will be getting not just one new look but four of them, the first changes to the 1-cent coin in 50 years. ...more

September 22, 2008

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware Saturday as a man "ready to step in and be president," and the newly minted running mate quickly turned his campaign debut into a slashing attack on eight years of Republicans seeking four more years in the White House. ...more

August 23, 2008

Whatever his motives, and plenty of people will speculate on that, Sen. Barack Obama made a gutsy and appropriate move when he told an audience in Springfield, Ill., that he opposes slavery reparations and even apologies for the darkest corners of our nation's history. He'll be lambasted by all sides for saying it, of times, but we give him credit for putting it out there. ...more

August 3, 2008

Richard S. Johnson was disappointed his score wasn't lower, while Nick Flanagan was just happy to be playing well on the PGA Tour. ...more

July 19, 2008

If John R. Koza gets his way, American voters never again will have to wonder about the workings of the Electoral College and why it decides who sits in the White House. ...more

February 16, 2008

If he wanted, the Barack Obama of today could have a pretty good debate with the Barack Obama of yesterday. ...more

December 23, 2007