Running into your ex is almost always awkward and stressful. David Snyder and Nancy Partridge deal with it nearly every day. The Denver couple divorced after six years of marriage but have been forced to live together for months because they can't sell their place or afford to set up separate households in this slumping economy. ...more

December 3, 2008

1:45 p.m.: "Who did you vote for?" queried Eric Williams, a 45-year-old John McCain supporter who was comparing political notes with co-worker Keith Lewis, 38, also of Tampa, who said he voted for Barack Obama. ...more

November 4, 2008

The presidential election confounds me. Exhibit A: North Carolina, which twice handed George W. Bush double-digit victories and last voted Democratic for president in 1976. Is it really a presidential toss up, as the polls say? ...more

October 19, 2008

This is a big election with big issues. This must be understood. As college students, we should feel obligated to become informed. Only we, as individuals, are responsible for that. Unlike the last several elections, this is not a situation where we must pick the lesser of two evils. ...more

October 5, 2008

It is truly disgusting how the political campaigns for the one of the most prestigious offices on this planet have digressed into outrageous smear campaigns. Those of us who were formally trained in professional sales were always taught to sell the features and benefits of our own products without ever mentioning the competition. Do theses candidates have so little to propose that their best election pitch is make us believe they are the lesser of two evils, or do these people have so little faith in the intelligence of the average American that they feel this is the only way to communicate? ...more

September 24, 2008

Ignore Earl, Rall A suggestion for those who find the columns of Frances Earl and Ted Rall objectionable: Ignore them! ...more

September 14, 2008

McCain The Lesser Of Two Evils At the risk of causing letter writer Barbara Rice to have a stroke, John McCain will probably be our next president, "Bushie clone" and all. ...more

September 3, 2008

It's well past Valentine's Day and none of the leading presidential candidates have come around with a heart-shaped box of candy seeking my endorsement. (Ron Paul did show up, but he was delivering a pizza.) ...more

February 17, 2008