In 1979, the poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti saluted a generation that was passing before his eyes. ...more

March 22, 2009

Oh yes, the temptations are here again. So far in life I have only been penalized a small bit by the temptation of getting into trying to make money with money, much like our government is doing by printing money and giving it to the banks. ...more

March 19, 2009

It took Wayne Tompkins about five minutes to fatally strangle his girlfriend's 15-year-old daughter. ...more

February 12, 2009

It took Wayne Tompkins about five minutes to fatally strangle his girlfriend's 15-year-old daughter. ...more

February 12, 2009

Lisa DeCarr had a headache and didn't want to go to school. The 15-year-old asked her mother if she could stay home that Thursday. Her mother, Barbara DeCarr, agreed. It was the last time DeCarr saw her daughter alive. ...more

February 8, 2009

When Gaither High School's baseball program began 25 years ago - where has the time gone? - the Cowboys couldn't even claim a homefield advantage. ...more

February 8, 2009

Lisa DeCarr had a headache and didn't want to go to school. ...more

February 6, 2009

This time of year every year, the phone rings at the Squirek residence in suburban Cleveland. It's a reporter and ... ...more

January 26, 2009

Twenty-five years is a long time to be playing music. An extensive catalogue also comes with those 25 years. ...more

December 1, 2008

Mike Toma had just come off fire watch duty in Beirut, Lebanon, and was asleep in his barracks when a bomb exploded less than 100 feet away. ...more

October 19, 2008