WASHINGTON — Chuck Hagel, the senator from Nebraska, describes himself as a "tidal" politician, one who believes that larger forces in the society shape careers more tha...
I have idealized Cherry Valley to the point that I have written a song and story that I have performed in several venues over the years. It always has been a glorious pl...
Back in the summer of 1971, the narrator was saying, he, 15-year-old Kevin Arnold, had experienced more vacation-imposed family togetherness than his teenage soul could ...
At least no more than a few people have raised the specter of race in Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick's involvement in the inhumane and barbaric practice of dog...
A vacation on the salt marshes of Cape Cod creates the delusion that all's right with the world. The neat patterns of nature on Blackfish Creek, where every plant and cr...
WASHINGTON — Karl Rove exited arguing with everyone — so spirited in his own defense as he blanketed the Sunday talk shows that he hardly needs further assistance from a...
WASHINGTON — Come September, America might slip closer toward a Weimar moment. It would be milder than the original but significantly disagreeable.
After the First World...
Anybody who ever has stayed until quitting time at a gin mill knows the feeling. The crowd is thinning and the energy is sagging even before the bartender makes it offic...
I am not much of a football fan, and I have even less regard for baseball.
But I've always been a fan of certain players of both games, because of their athletic ability...
WASHINGTON — Buoyed by his surprise second-place finish in the Iowa Republican straw poll, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is plotting an even bigger coup against Mit...
