Long ago, an Eastern Kentucky patriot went briefly amok on Independence Day in an act of yard ornament liberation. At least justice was served (we think).

Thursday mornings won't be the same. Mr. Human Po's "mild mannered exploration of various human conditions & celebrations with readings and world wide guests" is off the air.

Senator Obama's depiction of rural Americans at a gathering of urbanites set off a new cluster of campaign brushfires. Did the message about rural economies burn up along the way?

Two killer hurricanes of 2005 have turned southern Mississippi and Louisiana into the Land of Trailers: derelict, new, and disease-causing.