VERONA - Three-term Augusta County Supervisor Larry Howdyshell was chosen board chairman for 2009 without opposition Wednesday. Howdyshell, who serves in the North District, was the lone nominee for chairman and received a 6-0 vote. Middle River ...

7 Jan 2009

ABC News, in its “What Would You Do?” segment , had some actors portray George Bush-infatuated, moronic Texan tourists on the loose in Paris. And they got precisely what I’m sure they wanted (just wait and see): "Howdy!" shouted Bob to the ...

7 Jan 2009

ABC aired an incredibly insulting and condescending hidden camera news special on Tuesday that purported to probe the hidden racism of Americans. It also featured actors hired by the network to go to France and portray "ugly Americans," complete with ...

7 Jan 2009

This column is brought to you by the Number 40 and the letter “S.” In case you haven’t heard, it’s the 40th anniversary of “Sesame Street” — the Children’s Television Workshop program that changed children’s programming forever ...

7 Jan 2009

Howdy America's sweethearts. Here are Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal on a bar crawl around Hollywood's most kicking clubs... As if! The world's most wholesome couple were in fact actually taking in some sport at the LA Lakers stadium where ...

5 Jan 2009

Leaders in the El Paso Police Department nominate the officers whose actions have been notable or whose overall work is worthy of the recognition for the Howdy's/El Paso Times Officer of the Month Award, said Troy Calhoun, vice president of retail at ...

2 Jan 2009