To say 2008 was a bad year is more than a blatant understatement, it's a downright lie. ...more

December 31, 2008

Russia's Supreme Court ruled in favor of full rehabilitation for Russia's last czar and his family on Wednesday, officially recognizing the Romanovs as victims of "unfounded repression" 90 years after they were executed. ...more

October 2, 2008

In my earlier life, the Reader's Digest frequently gave me emotional indigestion with its periodic threats of global warming, planetary freezing, famines, pestilences, epidemics, international calamities and a plethora of other scourges, most of which came to no greater semblance of fruition than the promises exchanged in a shipboard romance. ...more

June 8, 2008

As I look at what Mother Nature is dishing out here lately, it makes me sad, yet it also has opened my eyes. ...more

November 4, 2007

On the street, they are often the target of laughter or cruel whispers. Individually, they have all been denied jobs or their parents' praise. ...more

September 9, 2007