Tale of a Dutch family coping with upheavals of German occupation during World War II. Last of four parts. ...more

January 23, 2009

A tale of a Dutch family coping with the upheavals of German occupation during World War II. Third of four parts. ...more

January 16, 2009

A tale of a Dutch family coping with the upheavals of German occupation during World War II. Second of four parts. ...more

January 9, 2009

barring election upheavals - we'll know who won all the local races. Regardless of winners and losers, the real work begins today. ...more

November 5, 2008

Sales of new homes recorded an unexpected increase in September as median home prices dropped to the lowest level in four years, the Commerce Department reported Monday. ...more

October 28, 2008

WASHINGTON - Social Security benefits for 50 million people will be go up 5.8 percent next year, which will give the average retiree an additional $63 per month. ...more

October 16, 2008

Now that folksy is in, I don't mind admitting that the first line of Joe Biden's latest e-mail reminded me of my grandmother. ...more

October 12, 2008

Now that folksy is in, I don't mind admitting that the first line of Joe Biden's latest e-mail reminded me of my grandmother. ...more

October 12, 2008

"Tipperary," by Frank Delaney (Random House, $26.95) ...more

January 20, 2008

Pope Benedict XVI strongly criticized atheism in a major document released Friday, saying it had led to some of the "greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice" ever known. ...more

December 1, 2007