THE FIRST thing you notice about Libby Clegg is not her disability but her incredible self-confidence. Then again, the 18-year-old, who is registered blind, has a lot to be proud of. Earlier this year the former pupil of the Royal Blind School in ...

3 Dec 2008

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Is Bush the worst president in 50 years ? Mr. Rove and Mr. Kristol were paired against Jacob Weisberg, editor in chief of the Slate Group, and British columnist Sir Simon Jenkins, of the ...

3 Dec 2008

In the days before Thanksgiving, when friends and neighbors were talking only of stuffing their birds, Greg Dorsch was weighing his to within the gram. A falconer tracks his animal's mass with metric precision, knowing that every fluctuation will ...

28 Nov 2008

TRAVERSE CITY -- Libby Ockert and Peter Gary sat in the front room of their mobile home and clapped out pattycake. The teenage couple are not playing house. Evenings like this are typical since their son was born four months ago. Peter returns from ...

27 Nov 2008

TRAVERSE CITY -- Down a hallway at Traverse City High School is a classroom full of comfy couches, toys and racks of baby clothes. It's not an ordinary classroom, but it's where students at the alternative school learn life lessons. Shelley Burnes ...

27 Nov 2008

The headline in The Onion is typically snarky: “In Thanksgiving Tradition, Bush Pardons Scooter Libby In Giant Turkey Costume.” Putting aside the costume, the mock newspaper may have nailed it. As the Bush administration enters its final days ...

27 Nov 2008