While the military still is reeling and recovering from the massacre at Fort Hood, my wife Gena and I decided to boost the morale of military personnel by visiting the cadets at West Point and the wounded warriors at Brooke Army Medical

Oftentimes when someone dies, their family asks that donations be made in lieu of flowers. If the person succumbed to cancer, for example, the appropriate donation might be to the American Cancer Society where your money can be given in honor of the deceased for the purpose of saving lives.

A year after Obama's triumphant election, hauling substantial majorities in the House and Senate on his coattails, the progressive sector sits trying to warm its hands before the bonfire of all its hopes.

The tag "a 'Limited Edition' Undaground Bestsellin' Street Novella" blares across the top of the cover that also shows the dreadlocked author in aviator glasses and a Yankees cap with a seductive beauty draped around his shoulders and the Greensboro skyline in the background.

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when elected officials could disagree without being disagreeable. They could deliberate without being disrespectful. John F.

For six months, authorities had been tracking the extremist thinking of Hasan. Internet postings like this one go back to May 20, 2009: "Scholars have paralleled [a US soldier's falling on a grenade] to suicide bombers whose intention, by sacrificing their lives, is to help save Muslims by killing enemy soldiers."

If Jonathan Swift traveled to the United States today, he would surely ditch the little guys, the big guys and the horses and just feature Gulliver being squashed flat by enormously fat people.

City Councilman Robert Clark said it best during a Nov. 1 meeting of Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment. Clark, the sole Republican on the council, said Winston-Salem finds itself at a crossroads. The days of RJ Reynolds, Sara Lee and Hanesbrands are behind us.

"Are you the Ryan Shell that just ran for Greensboro City Council at-large?" With a small grin on my face I said, "Yes." Then the attendant behind the ticket counter at Triad Stage said, "Oh my gosh - I voted for you! I'm so sorry you didn't win, but I think you did really great job.

Let me see whether I have the facts straight. In May, President Barack Obama removed Gen. David D. McKiernan as the top US commander in Afghanistan and replaced him with Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal - who, in September, issued a dire report warning that without as many as 40,000 more troops for the fight in Afghanistan, the mission will likely result in failure.