The (un)Official 2009 Guide To New Year's Resolutions of Some Very Important People
(Note: To help start the new year right for the prominent men and women named below, the columnist has generously volunteered the following resolutions on their behalf, in case they're too busy to make their own.) Gov. Full Story
Farewell to the war presidency
Holding forth in the Oval Office, President George W. Bush is as upbeat and self-confident as ever, even if markedly grayer. Yet a sense of yesterday hangs about him, not just because Barack Obama is already de facto president, but because the war on terror that animated his presidency has faded in the public mind. Full Story
A 'gift' for generations to come
GUEST OPINION
South Floridians were just handed an early Christmas present. We get to hold on to our national treasure, Alligator Alley, for a few more months. The proposed sale of our asset has been postponed. Why? Because the economy has come to a screeching halt, or perhaps, some would say, has taken a nosedive. In other words, no $25,000 proposal deposit was received by FDOT on Dec. Full Story
MOMENTS IN TIME
• On Jan. 1, 1962, the Beatles audition for London record company Decca on the same day as Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. Decca signed the Tremeloes, but not the Beatles. The Tremeloes first hit the charts with "Twist and Shout," later also done by the Beatles. The Tremeloes band is still active today. Full Story
MUSINGS
Talk to me
First, a little quiz: What do you call a person who speaks three languages? (Tri-lingual.) And what do you call a person who speaks two languages? (Bi-lingual.) So, what do you call a person who speaks one language? (American. Full Story
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