He was the common lawyer for the common man.
My wife and I currently are trying to sell her parents’ home – who have quite happily moved out to enjoy the greater ease of assisted living.
A recent editorial in the Auburn Reporter might have left some readers with the impression that high-cost tolls were being proposed in our region with no thought toward diversion to local streets, the real costs to commuters or concern for personal privacy at a time when technology often leap frogs public policies designed to protect it.
OK, you decide. Last week President Bush, in a long speech commemorating the 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding, made the following statements to the Israeli Knesset (our equivalent of Congress).
It is often called “The Forgotten War” or “The Unknown War,” but many veterans remember it all too well.
His race for Dufur public office was not going well. The voters in Dufur (DOO-fur), a small town in Oregon, were leaning to his opponent in overwhelming numbers – or at least as overwhelming as a town of 500 can muster.
Eighteen months after the campaign for their nomination started, Democrats around the country and the state are starting to get antsy.
It’s expected that transportation will be the biggest local issue in the 2008 elections. Most people aren’t happy. But instead of trying to find scapegoats, let’s review some history to see why we’re paying higher transportation taxes for longer commutes.
Jaapje Kukors was by no means a “swimming mom” at first. But it didn’t take her long to get all wet with wonder.
After three decades of being married to the same woman, you would think a guy would have a pretty solid knowledge of that woman’s likes and dislikes. But on Mother’s Day, five years ago, I had an apparent brain cramp.
A recent study underscores the fact that good health isn’t just a matter of personal choice for Americans.
On my desk is a recent issue of Time magazine devoted to the dangers of global warming.
Steam is rising from your friendly neighborhood drive-through espresso stand these days, and it has little to do with a creamy latté.
Steam is rising from your friendly neighborhood drive-through espresso stand these days, and it has little to do with a creamy latté.
Dr. Michael DeBakey, the renowned heart surgeon, received the Congressional Medal of Honor recently. He’s going to be a 100 years old this year, so apparently somebody figured they better get to it.
Dr. Michael DeBakey, the renowned heart surgeon, received the Congressional Medal of Honor recently. He’s going to be a 100 years old this year, so apparently somebody figured they better get to it.
Anew study has weighed in on the topic of tolls and road congestion. This one is different. It considers all tolls, all the time.
Every once in awhile, an election comes along that decides not just the next four years but the next 20.
The great explorer Meriwether Lewis walked as many as 30 miles a day on the untamed Great Plains – the early steps during the first American overland expedition to the Pacific Coast more than 200 years ago.
Nurse: “Doctor! There’s an invisible man in the waiting room!”
