Today in the news: iPhone 5 hits 5 million in sales

News to know Apple reported that it sold more than 5 million iPhone 5s in the first three days of the smartphone’s release. The company is struggling to keep up with demand, and much of the initial s…

Silvio Calabi: Hyundai’s gas-electric Sonata needs help

GateHouse News Service Wise men from Shakespeare to Cervantes have noted that “comparisons are odious.” (Shakespeare actually wrote “odorous,” but the point is made.) Hyundai may agree, at least whe…

Greg Zyla: Graham Automobile history in a capsule

GateHouse News Service Q: Greg, I recently discovered there was a car called the Graham, and since I share that name and have always been a “car guy,” I was wondering if you could give any informatio…

Analysis: Kan. gov. fashions new budget narrative

Gov. Sam Brownback's administration already has developed talking points to deflect anticipated criticism of the newly enacted massive income tax cuts should Kansas face significant budget problems n…

Movie review: ‘The Master’ makes no sense

Dozens of so-called critics have grandiosely labeled Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master” as the highest of high art, even though many of them freely admit that the post-war drama is often incomprehen…