by admin | Mar 24, 2011 | News
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has taken a lot of heat for his evasive explanation during a February, 2002 press briefing, in which he used the seemingly nonsensical phrase “unknown unknowns” to address the lack of evidence that the...
by admin | Mar 17, 2011 | News
On a clear day, I can see the 9th Congressional District from our back porch. Actually, I can see it any time I care to look west, except for days when Shermans Creek is shrouded in fog. The 9th District may be a couple thousand feet away, on the other side of Route...
by admin | Mar 10, 2011 | News
First rule of journalism: draw your reader in with a catchy, but informative headline. Avoid difficult, foreign, or obscure words, such as “schimpflexikon.” Rule two: be straightforward, factual, and direct. Rule three: If someone says “Stop!”...
by admin | Mar 3, 2011 | News
Back in the Dark Ages, when Shana and I were planning our wedding, we were often asked, “Where are you registered?” We’re not really fancy-china-and-napery people, but we understood that registering for wedding gifts solved a practical problem for...
by admin | Feb 24, 2011 | News
As the awkward demographic bulge known as the “Baby Boomers” edges ever closer to retirement and bulging old age, there’s been an acceleration in the science of longevity. It’s easy to see why. According to the latest studies, the average life...
by admin | Feb 17, 2011 | News
The one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan has been a moment for the celebration of a very popular president and conservative icon, but also for an assessment of the man and his legacy more than two decades after he left the White House. Unlike the...
