OK, so apparently I lived in the nation’s “unhealthiest city” for about 10 years. Feels good to get that, and the 90 or so pounds I put on while a resident of Huntington, W.Va., off my chest.

As Congress debates whether to give the Detroit automakers another $25 billion, maybe more, to patch holes in their sinking ships, here’s my take: I don’t agree with those who say we should let Ford, GM and Chrysler just go out of business.

During the course of a 21-month presidential campaign, President-elect Barack Obama said he would derail the amount of legislation passed on behalf of Washington, D.C., lobbyists, many of whom are former government officials.

This is a memorable month for Tom Carlock. He opened November by stripping down and beating the tar out of his opponent at the Capital City Cage Wars mixed martial arts event.

It took 66 years, two days and 20 minutes to bury Charles Albert Day. Once the Chicago-based CEO of an oil company and the scion of a well-known Peoria family, Mr. Day's remains have been sitting on a shelf at Springdale Cemetery since World War II.

The election of Barack Obama is being celebrated as a bellwether, not just in American politics but American society.

Bailing the private sector out only gets the public in trouble.

One day this kind of energy-from-water could substitute for all the Earth’s oil reserves.

The problem with spelling and grammar Czech software is that they cannot handle new ounces. Nuances pass through the spellchecker like the Royal exchequer through the House of Commons.

I recently stumbled onto a list of unique jobs compiled by CareerBuilder, which earlier this year surveyed almost 9,000 workers to produce a list of the most unusual jobs the respondents have held at some point in their careers.

Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time on trains – commuter trains to Boston, then changing tracks to board Amtrak to D.C. or Philadelphia. Trains are a fantastic way to travel along the east coast, especially since I can plug in my laptop and have my cell phone within easy reach.

Oh, to be a fly on the cream-colored walls of the Oval Office when George W. Bush and Barack Obama sat down for a chat the other day.

My youngest daughter has a pants problem.

Art Witty won't forget this past Veterans Day. The Army vet went to his doctor that day. The receptionist was nice enough to thank him for his military service.

Would you break open your kids’ piggy banks so you could go shopping?