Spelling can be tough. Trust me. I screw it up on a daily basis, and there are plenty of people more than willing to point it out. And, those screws up come with a dictionary at my desk, the Internet on my computer and a spellcheck telling me I ...

9 Jan 2009

Left-wing bloggers won't be happy to find men and women of the right celebrating the Democrats' stated intention to make tax cutting a key element in their economic recovery program. Let's celebrate anyway, in semi-hopeful fashion. It is reported ...

9 Jan 2009

In the relentless publicity interviews he's been doing for his new movie, "Milk," there's plenty to ask about concerning his performance as the neglected lover of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, the gay rights martyr. So what does every ...

9 Jan 2009

Known as The Book Babes, Ellen Heltzel, a book critic who lives in Portland, and Margo Hammond, a book critic based in St. Petersburg, Fla., are authors of "Between the Covers: The Book Babes' Guide to a Woman's Reading Pleasures" (Da Capo Press ...

9 Jan 2009

Tony Tether, the controversial chief of the Pentagon's premiere research agency, Darpa, will remain in office during the Obama administration. At least, for a little while. "Dr. Tether will be here after Jan. 20, and there's no formal date on which ...

9 Jan 2009

Preston - The state Department of Public Works notified the town late this afternoon that it is willing to transfer control of the former Norwich State Hospital property to Preston - by the end of February. In an announcement made Friday ...

9 Jan 2009