How sour is the public mood? An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found about half of people believe 2008 was one of the worst years in American history. At times, Abraham Lincoln's lament has seemed apt, "We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read." ...more

January 3, 2009

If you are old enough to recall 1968 you remember that by the time we reached Christmas Eve, we almost were relieved the year was staggering to an end. ...more

December 24, 2008

Sen. John McCain will make his first post-election TV appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show" on Tuesday. The Republican presidential nominee is set to join host Jay Leno in honor of Veterans Day, NBC announced. ...more

November 10, 2008

Republican John McCain and his supporters on Monday branded Democrat Barack Obama a liberal and criticized feminists and the media as they rallied their conservative base in Missouri, a hotly contested bellwether state, two weeks before the election. ...more

October 21, 2008

Michael Bennett of Port Richey reacts to letter's reference to John McCain's "too short arms." ...more

October 18, 2008

From his first TV ad of the general election, John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign played up the Arizona senator's image as an American hero. ...more

September 3, 2008

U.S. troops have donated more presidential campaign money to Democrat Barack Obama than to Republican John McCain, a reversal of previous campaigns in which military donations tended to favor GOP White House hopefuls, a nonpartisan group reported Thursday. ...more

August 15, 2008

Britney Spears' father will retain control of the pop singer's finances and personal affairs through the end of the year. ...more

August 1, 2008

Born-again Christian Barry McGuire's 1965 anti-war hit "Eve of Destruction" remains just as relevant today - unfortunately. ...more

June 8, 2008

Frank Cianci of Hudson says Reese's assessment of JFK flawed. ...more

May 24, 2008