If you are old enough to recall 1968 you remember that by the time we reached Christmas Eve, we almost were relieved the year was staggering to an end. ...more

December 24, 2008

Barack Obama received a minor fundraising bump after he named Joe Biden as his running mate but raked in huge sums after Republican rival John McCain named Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee. ...more

September 22, 2008

Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary fell on the heels of the Democratic convention, the start of the Republican convention and in the midst of Hurricane Gustav. Now we are faced with recovery from Ike while, on the floors of Congress, the debate continues over how to address our nation's energy needs. ...more

September 18, 2008

Avid followers of politics who were watching the recent Democratic convention on a hotel room television might have noticed that Sen. Barack Obama had put on a few pounds. His face was rounder than it had looked in the past few months. ...more

September 16, 2008

A year ago, it was a belief that Sen. Hillary Clinton would be the nominee for the party. ...more

September 13, 2008

Let us swing the door ajar and invite the elephant into the room. One big reason Barack Obama is locked in a tight race, rather than easily outdistancing his opponent, is because he is black. ...more

September 10, 2008

Inspired By Speech Regarding "Obama Builds Upon 'American Promise'" (front page, Aug. 29): ...more

August 31, 2008

Congressman Tim Mahoney wasted no time in upstaging his opponent and seeking an advantage. ...more

August 30, 2008

Congratulations To China Regarding "DAZZLING" (front page, Aug. 25): I am 65 years old, and this was the first Olympics that I watched every night, and sometimes in the daytime. I want to thank the Chinese people for providing a safe and wonderful place for all the athletes. I also want to thank them for opening the great city of Beijing to millions and millions of television viewers. ...more

August 30, 2008

I will resume my coverage of the Democratic convention as soon as possible, but first I need to address a disturbing issue that we all need to be more disturbed about: bird porn. ...more

August 29, 2008