Paper piles. Old bills. Clothing left lying around. These are a few of Jackie Grizzard's organizational pet peeves. ...more

January 5, 2008

a wreathmaker in Maine hauling extras to Arlington National Cemetery to lay them on headstones - swelled to its largest placement this weekend as more than 2,000 volunteers honored the graves of 10,000 veterans. ...more

December 17, 2007

Cormac McCarthy and the Coen brothers. If you stop to think about it, it's a wonder they've never teamed up before. ...more

November 23, 2007

Vietnam veteran Frederick A. Taylor Jr. stood at the lectern Wednesday morning, trying his best to convince a group of glassy-eyed high school students that they should register to vote. ...more

November 14, 2007

They are lined up like footnotes to the names etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial's polished black granite, leaning against its base, some a collective tribute to the fallen, others bearing a message for just one of the dead. ...more

November 11, 2007

Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a report to be released today. ...more

November 8, 2007

Willie Hayes was a Vietnam veteran who proudly served his country, won several medals and earned himself a plot at a veterans cemetery upon his death two weeks ago. ...more

October 20, 2007

No knock against headliner Velvet Revolver, but the highlight of Saturday night's Ford Amphitheatre concert was the triumphant return of Alice in Chains. ...more

October 7, 2007