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I would like to dedicate this story to William Benjamin King, who was writing about his experiences as a fighter pilot in World War II when his work-in-progress was lost in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, where his office was located, in 1995.

It seems to me that the extreme partisanship we see poisoning our political process can all be boiled down to the question of the appropriate size and role of government in the United States. The right believes that government is too big and too intrusive. The left believes in an activist, expanded government...

Politicians, media pundits, a neighbor -- everywhere you turn someone has an opinion on the economy. But is your voice being heard over the clamor?

AmericaSpeaks, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, wants to give you a turn to share your ideas on this critical topic...

Time drifts away and memories come flooding back when I think about my brother, Curtis. He was the youngest of my six brothers and closest to me in age...

My husband, Jack Kornegay, gave me this account of joining the army before World War II.

After graduating from high school, I joined the National Guard, knowing it would soon be mobilized. In January, it was a clear day in mid morning when Mama came down to see us off on the train. Half of Bennettsville came with her...