WASHINGTON -- If the presidential election goes to the dogs, John McCain is looking like best in show. From George Washington's foxhound Drunkard to George W. Bush's terriers Barney and Miss Beazley, pets are a longtime presidential tradition for which the presumed Republican nominee seems well prepared, with more than a dozen. ...more

July 8, 2008

I have been blessed with the privilege of living a full and interesting life. I have had the pleasure of working since I was 8 years of age. I have dug the earth, cleared land, fought America's enemies, overseen multi-billion dollar budgets, and written millions of words in the public forum. Furthermore, I have shaken hands with five presidents of the United States and broken bread with two of them. More importantly, I have hugged thousands upon thousands of ordinary people. ...more

July 3, 2008

Twenty-five years after accepting her first teaching job, Diane Lipe is leaving the classroom. ...more

June 4, 2008

Tavian Banks and Cordell Taylor would not recognize the "pleasant" Tom Coughlin who coaches the New York Giants. ...more

February 1, 2008