When a genealogical search indicated that Al Sharpton was related to a slave who was in the service of the once flaming segregationist-Senator Strom Thermond, he exclaimed the news was the...
Hollywood reverted to type at this years Academy Awards, presenting its Oscar for best picture to yet another gangster movie, while passing over that rare production, a charming, if...
President George Bush, noting the large number of presidential candidates, particularly Democratic ones, is rumored to be thinking of asking for a constitutional exception that would allow...
In an alarming development, male tadpoles, when exposed to pollutants that either are or resemble estrogen, frequently grow up to become female frogs. Apparently, the transformation is...
Venezuela has recently become the largest arms purchaser in Latin America. Since Hugo Chavez, as the President with dictatorial powers, gets more of the arms shipments than anyone else, he...
But, sir, the trembling orphan dared to utter, I dont want to go to war.
What? Master Cheney shot back, and cuffed the child with the ladle out of which he had...
Most agree that humor in the workplace can have beneficial effects. Yet not all humor is good humor. The challenge: how to interject appropriate humor and fun into our serious jobs without...
Many of today's work environments are rife with moody bosses and co-workers, repetitive tasks and unpredictable market pressures. Stress abounds. Managers often tell me they cant afford...
Mergers have taken over the world. My very first bank Bell Federal - has long merged with LaSalle Bank, and now if I want to talk to someone about my mortgage, I have to call a place I...
Read the humorous adventures of the exiled Queen as she learns to cope with Italian social mores and a complicated political scenario. Ousted by the Republican party after a closely fought...