A 62-year-old lawmaker held captive eight years by leftist rebels walked to freedom in a western Colombia jungle on Sunday along with the young guerrilla commander who had been his jailer. ...more

October 27, 2008

It didn't take long for the Tampa Convention Center's parking garage to fill as supporters of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filled downtown to hear the vice presidential candidate talk. ...more

October 26, 2008

Barack Obama, briefly a grandson instead of a candidate, spent some quiet family time Friday with the ailing woman who helped raise him, while reporters, guards and gawkers waited outside her apartment building. ...more

October 25, 2008

Presidential candidate John McCain isn't happy about having to explain why the Republican Party has had to spend $150,000 on clothes, hairstyling and accessories for running mate Sarah Palin. ...more

October 23, 2008

NEW YORK - John McCain appeared on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" Thursday night, telling the host "I screwed up" by canceling an earlier appearance on the show. ...more

October 17, 2008

After watching the presidential debate, I feel compelled to express my opinion one more time on the upcoming election. I am not sending this to the other large newspaper in the area because they did not publish my two previous letters because, and this I can only surmise, I disagreed with their liberal views and that of the presidential candidate who they endorse. Enough said about their unbiased reporting! ...more

October 17, 2008

John Gourley's band used to be the biggest thing ever to come from Wasilla, Alaska. ...more

October 17, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Rep. John Murtha said Wednesday his home base of western Pennsylvania is racist and that could reduce Barack Obama's victory margin in the state by 4 percentage points. ...more

October 15, 2008

The American people need to hear the truth, but no one's willing to give it to them. That's because the quickest way to lose an election is to tell the public something they don't want to hear - even if they desperately need to hear it. ...more

October 15, 2008

I sincerely hope I am not the only one saddened by the state of complete disrespect for our nation's leadership, past, present and, likely, future. Yes, I understand the freedom of expression we enjoy, but somewhere a line has been crossed. ...more

October 12, 2008