Blue moon tonight. Bright, round, clear. Nice to see.

August 31, 1942, east of the Southern Solomons, Japanese submarine I-26 put a torpedo into USS Saratoga's starboard side. The 888-foot c...

By 1942, America's total miles of railroad had declined slightly from the peak of 1910, but still there were nearly 250,000 miles of rai...

I really miss Molly Ivins, but at least we still have Jim Hightower. I just came across his web site by accident and felt I must share it. H...

August 30, 1942 - US Army lands on the Island of Adak in the Aleutians, to build a seaplane base. Adak is 250 miles from the Japanese-occupi...

There was some discussion this evening of gasoline prices. The only price that matters is the price adjusted for inflation. Here is a chart ...

I just received an e-mail reminding me that we only have two months until the election. That's wrong. Once upon a time in America, v...

This just in - a three judge federal judicial panel has struck down Texas' new photo ID law. Here is a summary of the decision as repor...