Ken Salazar, the new secretary of the interior, has made good progress on amending and suspending bad policies, but should restore protections on certain wolf populations....

John Cephas, a blues guitarist who died last week at age 78, played an old East Coast style of finger picking so sweetly that it provoked happiness....

Studies have yet to determine whether any potential cancer risks from moderate drinking outweigh the possible health gains from a glass of red wine....

The stimulus package can jump-start educational reforms the country desperately needs, but Congress must broaden and sustain those reforms in the No Child Left Behind Act....

Madoff scheme highlights need to fix the SEC As incomprehensible as it might sound today, in 1975 the Securities and Exchange Commission almost indicted Warren Buffett, Oracle of Omaha, billionaire investor and revered grandfatherly figure of capitalism.Buffett had raised eyebrows......

The drug war next door The shocking carnage of Mexico's escalating drug wars — downtown gunbattles, decapitations and assassinations that have left more than 10,000 dead, including innocent bystanders — would dominate every newscast if it were happening on U.S.......

8 conclusions obtained from Deviants' experiences that could help all of us to make this site even better, acting individually....

The year was 1969. America was in conflict in Viet Nam, the African-American civil rights movement was “over” according to our history books and a sexual revolution was still taking place. Musicians were writing music not to make money and records, but to make a statement…well, som...

Sens. Richard Shelby and John McCain say they're tired of watching bailout after bailout of major U.S. banks. If banks are insolvent, the two said last weekend, it's time to let them fail....

Today, I am sharing a letter to the editor from the Courier Journal in support of Judge Katie King. The letter was written by Steven Magre, former President of the Louisville Board of Alderman, and sets out two points that seem to have been overlooked by bloggers and media in coming down on Judge Ki...