Newspapers are in trouble. The fact of the situation remains that in the 21st century, newspapers have become irrelevant in reporting breaking news that occurs. Our culture is one of instant gratification. We do not want to wait and with so much information at our fingertips, newspapers have become very archaic creatures in the world of media. ...more

December 13, 2008

My inbox is filled with e-mails from supporters of the "eating local" movement, urging people to consume food that is grown and produced in their local area. The movement is nothing new; for the past few years I've been reading about it in national newspapers, popular food magazines and on countless Web sites. ...more

October 19, 2008

It's not my grandparents' Ireland anymore. My mother's parents were each born in north County Kerry in the late 1890s and sailed to America three years before the 1916 Easter Rising and independence from England several years later. ...more

September 23, 2007