An eighth-grade student who police said brought a gun to school in his book bag was arrested Monday afternoon. ...more

December 16, 2008

Three weeks later I have to ask myself why I still remember. It was so ordinary, so mundane, so easily overlooked. ...more

November 24, 2008

A former administrative law judge who unsuccessfully sued a dry cleaner for $54 million over a pair of lost pants tried to convince an appeals panel Wednesday that he deserves the money because he is a fraud victim. ...more

October 23, 2008

While most of us try to be opened minded about youth fashion these days, some things just leave us old fogeys rubbing our heads trying to figure out some meaning to all this madness. The list of these things we can't understand is long, but nothing is more confusing than the desire to wear pants so big that they mysteriously stay up, but not before exposing inches of boxer shorts. Before we criticize, though, we must recall that our own parents weren't too big on rock and roll, long hair and just about anything else we wore or did. That's probably true of every generation since Adam and Eve looked at their offspring and asked, "Where in the world do you think you're going wearing that?" ...more

January 13, 2008