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Ted Koppel, Bad Reporter
ABC News veteran Ted Koppel ladles out self-serving news nostalgia in the Washington Post.



I know of no more sorry a spectacle than the wizened newsman weeping with nostalgia for the golden age of journalism—which just happens to coincide with his own glory days.

Ted Koppel sobbed this eternal lament in the...

Mold can have several bad side effects for your health
Photo: How to remove black mold, 2010


Many people think there is not much of a health risk to having mold in their home; however, this may not be true. Mold tends to grow in damp places, and especially black mold can be dangerous to a person's health. Additionally, because of the...

The student newspaper editorial Benilde-St. Margaret's doesn't want you to see
By David Brauer | Published Mon, Nov 15 2010 2:56 pm
It isn't news that some Catholics opposed an anti-gay-marriage DVD sent by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. But after the editorial board at Benilde-St. Margaret's student paper, the Knight-Errant,...

Sidney Cornwell


COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Ted Strickland on Monday spared the life of a Youngstown man convicted of killing a 3-year-old girl in a gang-related shooting 14 years ago.
Sidney Cornwell was scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. But Strickland commuted his...