Month: January 2006

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a massive, life-threatening stroke Wednesday and doctors are not optimistic for a recovery.Sharon fell ill at his ranch Wednesday evening and was rushed …

Editor & Publisher is doing post mortems on the print media meltdown in the wake of the tragedy at the Sago mine in West Virginia. They call it "one …

Massachusetts has quite a bit of justifiable pride in its role in American independence. Many key events in the Revolutionary War occurred in the Bay State, including the "shot …

The third edition of the Wizbang Podcast is up for your listening pleasure. Today's topic are: Kos Asks: Why are Conservatives So Afraid? Bush answers his critics, again Couric …

The Bonfire of the Vanities (a self-submitted collection of the worst posts by otherwise excellent bloggers) is hosted by Suzy Rice at BIRD this week. It's a special New …

One of the top diaries at Daily Kos is this one: The Republican Mine Disaster: Blood on their Hands The author argues that it's all Bush's fault......

The other day, I was stuck behind a car with Massachusetts plates and a remarkable collection of peace-oriented bumper stickers. I snickered at the naivete expressed by the various …

I've been a listener to Paul Harvey, off and on, for about 30 years. He's a good touchstone for me -- a brief recap of news, commentary, and general …

Late this evening a search for 13 miners trapped hundreds of feet underground by an explosion, which had been looking increasingly hopeless, paid off.TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Twelve miners …

A couple of my fellow Cow Hampshirites run a rather entertaining blog over at Weekend Pundit. They live up in the Lakes Region, a particularly lovely part of New …