Jack Kennedy

Mr. President, 'Change' Is Your 'New Frontier'

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


John R. Bohrer

The Republicans' strategy of slowing down change couldn't be more evident than in the perpetually extending health care debate. But they have been successful at promulgating the idea that they, too, are touting change.

Astoria Characters: The Cryptic Undertaker

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York


Nancy Ruhling

Undertaking is a mysterious profession, and Astoria character John Hoey spends a lot of time answering curious queries about what it's like to work with the dead.

Cheney's Toys

Leslie Griffith | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics


Leslie Griffith

We all remember conniving against a democratically-elected president ended in 1963. And we hear comparisons between the young, vibrant JFK and Obama. May the parallels end there.

The Answer To, "Where Were You?" Is Still Crystal Clear

R.T. Eby | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


R.T. Eby

We had a hard time believing that what we were seeing was real. Yet there it was. The crown prince of Camelot was dead.