By Geoffrey Howard
Shriver got the Peace Corps going less than three months after JFK was inaugurated. But he did so much more.

By Bob Gaydos
Why are birds and conservative commentators dropping like flies? Who makes the tides, daddy? Some guy named Parke, in Minneapolis, has messed things up. We Gemini are not amused.

By Shawn Dell Joyce
In the dead of winter, most of us dream of the plump ripe tomatoes of summer, while fondling the pink excuses for tomatoes in the supermarkets. But, did you realize how many local farms are open right now with some fresh, locally-grown produce? Here’s a partial listing of a few farms in the region where you can stop in all winter and what they offer.

The Fastest Beach on Earth.
In 1903 marked the first official organized car racing event along the sandy beach at Daytona Beach, Florida, with Winton setting a new beach record for the measured mile of 68.198mph.

Cows like looking at us as much as we like looking at them.

By Shawn Dell Joyce

Eating is a political act. Every dollar you spend on food is casting your vote, we literally are what we eat. When you pass up processed foods with all of its hidden corn, and buy fresh, locally-grown foods, you are helping to encourage more sustainable agriculture.

By Gretchen Gibbs
What David Brooks seems to be missing [in his column about Jared Loughner] is the relationship between culture and mental illness.

By Jeffrey Page
By publishing information that is usually omitted, was the Times implying some kind of connection between a man with a Middle Eastern name and an obnoxious intrusion into the lives of a famous family?

“I have A Dream”

By Michael Kaufman
President Obama’s plea for civility does not seem to have resonated with Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and their faithful listeners.