Last week, right after I e-mailed my column ("What can we give the Tea Party?"), I heard a disturbing news bulletin. The reporter boldly announced the shutdown and
Given the government shutdown, now in its second week, I find myself wishing Mark Twain was still alive. This particular Congress would be a never-ending supply of material for Twain,
Approximately 10 years ago, I received a surprise phone call from Ed Asner. Why was this legendary actor, a seven-time Emmy and five-time Golden Globe winner, calling me? Ed had
This may come as no shock, but Americans (including yours truly) are addicted to pizza. Generating $32 billion annually, there are 3 billion pizzas sold in the U.S. each
I have a confession, although it's not exactly earth-shattering. I procrastinate in writing these columns. Even after all these years, there's nothing more daunting to me
At 53, legendary helicopter pilot/TV reporter Bob Tur is in a highly competitive and dangerous business. How dangerous? Bob once rescued 54 people from 22-foot seas which were battered