by Editorial Board

Many stories about the economic downturn focused on the fat compensation packages of corporate CEOs. It turns out college presidents aren't exactly pinching pennies. As tuition rises and financial aid for students declines, salaries of most university officials across the country have only gone up, according to a study done by The Chronicle of Higher Education. (0) comments

by Erin Waters

On a fall afternoon at North Park Center in Dallas, a hunched, old man creeps along. He leans at a 90-degree angle, his back parallel to the floor, clearly suffering from a severe physical affliction. Behind him, two boys in Highland Park High School attire skip in his trail, pointing with no attempt to stifle laughter. (2) comments

by Josh Brown

After Republican Sen. Ted Stevens' loss Tuesday against Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, D, Democrats are two seats away from a filibuster-proof supermajority in the Senate. Although Stevens is understandably popular there - he served Alaska in the Senate for 40 years, after all - one still has to wonder how they could come so close to re-electing a recently convicted felon. (3) comments

by David A. Lucio

If not everyone who drinks is an alcoholic, not everybody who smokes is a chain smoker, and not all people who work out excessively are accused of being addicted to fitness, why do my fellow gamers and I get the short end of the stick? Think about the last person you know who told you they play "World of Warcraft. (1) comment

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) - A 74-year-old blind woman was shocked when her daughter found a letter from the city saying a lien would be placed on her home unless she paid an overdue water bill. The amount? 1 cent. Eileen Wilbur told The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro the letter sent her blood pressure soaring, and pointed out that stamps cost 42 cents. (0) comments