March 2, 2008

A true comeback kid

Holden Beck, a high school wrestler from High Point, NC, went from near death to wheelchair to crutches to repeating as state champion wrestler in 59 days. If you are the type who thinks your problems can overwhelm you and there is no hope, take a lo...

February 11, 2008

'Hegelian conservatives'?

Does Thomas Lifson mean those like Chuck Hagel? ...

July 30, 2007

Spot the missing word

Britain's teens are among the worst-behaved in Europe and it's all the government's fault. At least that is the conclusion of a "study" by what the French news agency AFP calls the "centre-left Institute for Public Policy Research...

June 28, 2007

Chapel Hill (NC) needs a new police chief

WRAL TV reports:   Chapel Hill's new police chief, Tom McCarthy, will not be taking the position due to health reasons, the town manager announced Wednesday night.McCarthy was supposed to be sworn in to his new position Wednesday, but ...

February 26, 2007

A second career for a man and an industry

John Gerome of the Associated Press reports on an entrepreneur who found a second career in an industry that had been relegated to the junk heap: pressing vinyl records. As big companies have abandoned the field, Cris Ashworth of Nashville saw an opp...