The man is no politician, yet Paul Azinger began campaigning for change - the hot-button word of 2008 - long before the election trail began warming even to a simmer. ...more

February 14, 2008

Six French charity workers sentenced to eight years' forced labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children were transferred to France on Friday, judicial officials said. ...more

December 29, 2007

This is in reference to Mr. Gulledge's letter of Dec.12 about Halliburton setting the price of oil. Mr. Gulledge is absolutely correct. Halliburton has nothing to do about pricing oil; they only pump the oil. Mr. Streeter is dead wrong about Halliburton setting the price of oil. I'm positive the Arabs wouldn't have an American company tell them what they can charge for oil. ...more

December 14, 2007

'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,' by Junot Diaz (Riverhead, $25) ...more

October 14, 2007

It isn't that Junot Diaz is the only contemporary author with literary aspirations who mashes high and low culture into an entertaining mix. It's the fact he does it so well, and also, yes, the fact he was born in the Dominican Republic and now lives in the United States, which gives him a very different set of cultural references than, say, fellow mashers Michael Chabon or Dave Eggers. ...more

October 12, 2007

The score after Day 2 of the Solheim Cup: 'Chokin' Dogs' 6 1/2 , Europeans 5 1/2 . ...more

September 16, 2007