In this age of digital recorders that make it so easy to skip commercials, you would think the 30-second advertisement would be an endangered species. ...more

December 26, 2007

Without appearing to be sacrilegious to you women, I believe that Oprah Winfrey's credibility has taken a significant hit. She is all gung ho for Barack Obama, presumably because he is black. Certainly he has little in the way of experience or the qualities which we need to lead our country. Here is a man who refuses to salute our flag, nor honor our national anthem, yet he has the gall to ask us to elect him as our president. The sad truth is that many unthinking and misguided Americans would probably vote for him, given the chance. My question is, why? Born a Muslin and still a Muslim, he could only bring disharmony to our country, and we have had only too much of that already. ...more

December 22, 2007

"Lost" will return next month after an absence of eight months, but fans of the TV drama may still feel deprived because of the Hollywood writers strike. ...more

December 18, 2007

According to an article in The New York Times, baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez's connection to Tampa doesn't end when the New York Yankees leave town at the end of spring training. ...more

December 14, 2007

Former baseball player Chick Benetto has a broken life, spiraling out of control and fueled by alcoholism. His only daughter didn't invite him to her wedding, and now Chick harbors a growing determination to take his own life. ...more

December 9, 2007

Even before Oprah Winfrey adopts her familiar pose - microphone in hand - in the unfamiliar venue of the presidential campaign, Barack Obama is already reaping the benefits of her high-wattage celebrity backing. ...more

December 8, 2007

Work hard for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and get an invitation to visit her in the Sac City fire station before a rally. ...more

December 2, 2007

What would the holiday season be without those heartwarming, sentimental and meaningful movies such as "Pictures of Hollis Woods," which debuts at 9 p.m. Sunday on CBS? ...more

November 28, 2007

What would the holiday season be without those heartwarming, sentimental and meaningful movies such as ''Pictures of Hollis Woods,'' which debuts at 9 p.m. Sunday on CBS? ...more

November 27, 2007

When talk show host Oprah Winfrey opened a $40 million school in South Africa earlier this year, People magazine called it "Her Proudest Day," as well it was. ...more

November 18, 2007