Month: December 2004

What a difference a decade makes. In 1995, Newt Gingrich claimed the Food and Drug Administration was endangering Americans’ health by taking too long to approve drugs for public use. The solution, Gingrich and others

Cabinet resignations during the lame duck period connecting one presidential tenure to the next are nothing out of the ordinary, yet few administrations have harbored a more controversial and radical collection of politicians than George

On a recent Saturday, I glanced from my window to the slender body of my mother who had spent half the morning scrubbing the baseboards of my apartment. “Let’s go take a walk,” I said.

Trust is a key factor when a reporter delivers the news to millions of Americans across the country. This trust is established through professionalism, accuracy, sincerity and consistent presence. Perhaps the most trusted newsmen in

To play on the words of The Who’s classic song: welcome to the new year, same as the old year… But was it just another humdrum year, or a landmark time? Tough questions demand tough