Staff meetings are like dentist appointments. We know they’re good for us, but about five minutes before the meeting you can think of about a thousand different things you would rather be doing. That…
The Vatican rules the Roman Catholic Church through indoctrination, control and fear, rather than through nurturing love, service and freedom, according to Father Emmett Coyne, a Roman Catholic pries…
Holding a master’s in education, Cathy Lamb taught fourth grade in Oregon until the twins she was carrying decided they wanted her full attention. Convinced her dream of a writing career would be fou…
TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney launched his fall campaign for the White House Thursday night with a rousing, remarkably personal speech to the Republican National convention and a prime-time TV audience, …
In the news: A microbiologist says that your cellphone is most likely dirtier than a toilet seat. Why? Because people rarely – if ever – clean their phones. Charles Gerba of the University of Arizona…
News to know Actor-director Clint Eastwood is the surprise guest at the Republican National Convention, it was announced this afternoon. Eastwood will speak tonight before Mitt Romney accepts his par…
Is it still OK to love college football? Words don’t come easily when talking about what happened over the past offseason. They don’t seem to be enough. Appalling perhaps begins it. And in a real sen…
Hot video: Lab tech gets fired for getting drunk and monkeying around - with real monkeys. The monkey business started when a lab technician from the Georgia Health and Sciences University was found …
In the news: A report by Bundle found that parents in Manhattan, New York, spoil their kids more than parents in any other U.S. city. The report looked at toy and clothing sales and services not rela…
Word of the Day Sic SIK (adverb) Intentionally so written - used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original - www.merriam-webster.com Website of the Day Mary W…