Lots to give thanks for on this Thanksgiving
November 27, 2013
A year ago, as Thanksgiving approached, I lay in a coma in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. At the time,
In the world of shifting political fortunes, little is permanent
November 25, 2013
A month ago, in the aftermath of the government shutdown debacle, President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats rode high in the polls and the
The day someone killed the President of the United States
November 22, 2013
On November 22, 1963, I worked on a story in a high school journalism class in Floyd, Virginia, when assistant principal William Davis came on
Political parties? We don’t need no stinkin’ political parties
November 16, 2013
Always happens. I write something that raises the question of misdeeds or dishonesty of an elected official I get accused of being a member of
Obama’s humble act was just that…an act
November 15, 2013
Barack Obama strode to the podium of the White House press room Thursday wearing a carefully-prepared face of humility as he told the nation that
Time to scrap Obamacare and find something that works
November 13, 2013
The Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare and once considered the President’s signature accomplishment, is now the latest example of inept administration, flawed policy
The election that Democrats lost big time a week ago
November 12, 2013
Which is the most important result of Tuesday’s election? A. A Republican governor won a landslide election in a blue state. B. A Democrat was
A Veterans Day that was important to cover
November 11, 2013
As a newspaper photographer, I normally spend Veterans Day photographing parades and other events surrounding the special day. Last year, I missed Veterans Day because
Washington: Homophobes, bigots and broken promises
November 8, 2013
The Senate Thursday accomplished something that rarely happens in Washington nowadays — it passed bipartisan legislation to help end discrimination against gays and trans-gender Americans
Voters to tea party: ‘Go to hell. Go straight to hell’
November 6, 2013
On Tuesday across America, voters had a strong message for tea party extremists who have hijacked the once-proud and formidable Republican Party. “Go to hell,”