What began as a harvest celebration between European settlers and indigenous communities nearly four centuries ago has become our cherished tradition of Thanksgiving. ...more

November 26, 2009

A day of free admission to Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art and a plethora of events will highlight the local observance of Smithsonian magazine's fifth annual Museum Day. ...more

September 19, 2009

The tax increase on tobacco products went into effect Wednesday, and the issue is one people have been talking about. These are comments from TBO.com readers on both sides of the issue: ...more

April 2, 2009

People seemed happy to dodge raindrops while running into Lakeshore Mall on Sunday morning. ...more

March 30, 2009

When Barack Obama launched his presidential campaign, he did it in Abraham Lincoln's hometown. When he arrived in Washington, he followed the train route Lincoln used in 1861. When he needed a Bible for his swearing-in, Obama picked Lincoln's. ...more

February 12, 2009

About 500 people crowded today into the plaza where John F. Kennedy was shot 45 years ago, all agreeing it was right to remember a pivotal moment in American history, even if they didn't all believe the official line. ...more

November 22, 2008

Twenty-one people recently completed a new Coronary Heart Improvement Program that was initiated in Lake Placid under the direction of Dr. and Mrs. Antonio Roa. ...more

November 19, 2008

"We have too many people continuing to make too many self-destructive choices. If, as a young lad, Barack Obama had chosen to put himself in a place where he was forced to deal with what they call 'baby mama drama,' I guarantee you he would not be in the White House right now," said the Rev. Kenneth Stewart of Tabernacle of Hope. ...more

November 10, 2008

Alabama's largest county appears headed for the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, a $3.2 billion mess created by the nation's credit crunch and a colossal, corruption-riddled sewer project. ...more

August 16, 2008

The parting comments of presidents are of value because they tend to be the most nonpartisan of all their speeches. ...more

July 19, 2008