Imperium Watch: Lights, Camera, No Action

Last week we discussed the incident involving three American warships and a few Iranian speedboats that made big, scary headlines when it was played as a threat by Iranians against the U.S. Navy. The small craft weren't armed with torpedoes or indeed with...

What Do You Think?

Fear-Free SundaysAdvocates of Sunday hunting claim it is unfair not to be allowed to shoot anything on the seventh day (see "Open Season," Jan. 17, 2008). They argue that the law banning hunting on Sundays should be repealed, making it easier for them to...

There, She Said It Again

While I inhaled the cherry blossom promises of change from an enthusiastic yet clearly exhausted Hillary Clinton, I wondered, "What change will I be handed? If I am owed 73 cents and only get a quarter back, then I'll buy my candy bar somewhere...

The Axe Falls at ABC-40

Late in the afternoon on the Thursday before Christmas, Jim Polito was working at his desk in the WGGB/Channel 40 newsroom. Polito, who's been an investigative reporter and sometime anchor at the station for eight years, had already wrapped up his assignments for...

The World This Week: Cautionary Tales

Lost amid the tributes at the end of 2007 were the deaths of two special people: Steve Gilliard, the blogger, and Daryl Stingley, the New England Patriots' pass receiver.Gilliard's was the blogosphere's most distinctive voice. He led a one-man army called...