Author: Jay Tea

I'm moderately proud of my writing abilities, my skills as an "essayist" (as Kevin calls me). But every now and then, I find someone who is so much better …

Last week, I wrote about seeing a World War II-vintage B-17 bomber flying into the Lawrence, MA airport. It turns out it was a fund-raising event for the Experimental …

Fox News and CNN are both reporting that President Bush is going to nominate John Roberts to succeed William Rehnquist as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Updates to …

While not quite as popular as dumb criminal stories, odd crime stories still jump out at me. And this morning's papers had a positive surfeit of them. First, we …

I think of myself as a "born-again skeptic." I have a hard time believing in the supernatural, the incredible, the spiritual. And for the most part, my skepticism has …

With gas prices running above $3.00/gallon of late, a lot of people have been wondering what we can do about it. Some have proposed price controls (such as Hawaii …

A while ago I mentioned a bit of an ethical dilemma I had -- without intending to, I had come into possession of a large number of cans that …

When I was in college, I met a woman who worked there, in the Women's Services Center (she and I met when I volunteered for a "safe rides" program). …

OK, it's about 12 hours after the end of bidding, but we have the winners of the Blog-Whoring for Katrina auction. The following people have won the right to …

Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist has died at his home in Virginia. Update: The full story is now online...WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday...