A long overdue explanation and apology for what is happening around here
July 24, 2013
Spent a lot of time over the last few days in email exchanges and phone calls with long-time readers of Capitol Hill Blue. Some are
Comfort the allicted and afflict the comfortable
March 15, 2013
A long-time friend and life member of the National Rifle Association met me for breakfast this week and smiled. “You raised a lot of ruckus
Political reporters are tired as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore
September 5, 2012
Many Americans say they are fed with up the relentless, bitter partisanship that runs rampant in political campaigns in this highly-contentious, seemingly non-stop Presidential election
A life well lived
September 4, 2012
When Ethel McPeak graduated from Willis High School in 1941, she knew she wanted more out of life than some of her classmates. So she
The sounds of thunder
May 26, 2012
He snapped awake at 0500, a full 30 minutes before the alarm was set to go off.
For more than 30 years, he had been waking up at 5 a.m. It didn’t matter which time zone he was in or even if it was daylight savings time. When the big hand was on the 12 and the little one on the five, he was awake.
In this economy, even Santa has it tough
December 20, 2010
Craig McTavish — a.k.a. Santa — has the beard. He has the belly. He even has a few tricks up his sleeve, like pulling up