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American Scene: Developer looking to sell town; tourist site plan stalls

TOOMSBORO — A developer in south Georgia is looking for someone to buy a small town.

Toomsboro, a small community with about 700 residents, has one convenience store, a florist, a custom cabinet shop and a post office. The Coastal Courier reports that developer David Bumgardner, who owns many of ...

WILLIAMS: God and Mammon

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Famed pastor Joel Osteen captivated and overwhelmed our nation's capital over the weekend with more than 40,000 people at Nationals Park. His prosperity message was in full gear when he delivered his feel-good sermon to the faithful.

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Mr. Osteen - who also recently ...

The Great Escape

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
Chen Guangcheng and the universal desire for freedom.


The Taylor Principle

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
An African butcher gets his due.


The Tea Party's Inner ACLU

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
A left-right alliance against military detention of terrorists.


Seth Jones: Al Qaeda Is Far From Defeated

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
While the U.S. prepares a strategic shift toward the Far East, evidence mounts that the terrorist organization is resurgent in the Muslim world.


John Bolton: Iran and Obama's Syria Hesitation

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
The president fears confronting Assad because of the effect it might have on his nuclear diplomacy.


O'Grady: Chile's Cautionary Lesson for Americans

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
A free economy is at risk when a demand for equality is not answered by a defense of liberty.


Crovitz: The Battle Over 'Mein Kampf'

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
Unable to censor it thanks to the Internet, Bavaria authorizes a print edition of Hitler's infamous memoir.


Coming of Age in Mao's China

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
The stories and secrets of three generations of a family in 20th-century China. Michael Fathers reviews.


Hometown of Reagan reels from scandal

DIXON, Ill. — The small-town bookkeeper dazzled friends and co-workers with invitations to her immaculate horse ranch and home, where she displayed trophies brought back from world championship exhibitions and offered for sale some of the best-bred horses in the nation.

"She has a trophy case that you wouldn't believe ...

More families building tornado shelters

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — When deadly twisters chewed through the South and Midwest in 2011, thousands of people in the killers' paths had nowhere to hide. Now, many of those families are taking an unusual extra step to be ready next time: adding tornado shelters to their homes.

A year ...

St. Louis tent collapse raises safety questions

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A fast-moving storm ripped a large beer tent near Busch Stadium from its moorings and sent it and debris hurtling through the air Saturday, killing one person, seriously injuring several others and causing a panic among the many Cardinals fans inside.

The tent collapse at Kilroy's ...

Van plunges off NYC road near zoo; 7 killed

NEW YORK (AP) — An out-of-control van plunged off a roadway Sunday afternoon near the Bronx Zoo in New York City, killing seven people, including three children, authorities said.

Fire Department spokesman Jim Long said the victims were an 84-year-old man; three women, ages 80, 45 and 30; and three ...

Romney, Secret Service, GOP: Obama mocks them all

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama scattered the barbs during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he poked fun at White House races past and present, the Secret Service and Donald Trump....

Romney, Secret Service, GOP: Obama mocks them all

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama scattered the barbs during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he poked fun at White House races past and present, the Secret Service and Donald Trump....

Edwards' fate hinges on ex-right-hand man and wife

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Andrew Young first saw John Edwards speak at an oceanfront hotel in 1998. He was captivated by the U.S. Senate candidate's speech and told his future wife that Mr. Edwards was going to be president someday — and he was going to work for him.

She rolled ...

Romney says Chinese activist should be protected

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says the U.S. should do everything it can to protect a Chinese activist who escaped house arrest and was reported to be hiding in the U.S. embassy in Beijing....

Romney says Chinese activist should be protected

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 13:43
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says the U.S. should do everything it can to protect a Chinese activist who escaped house arrest and was reported to be hiding in the U.S. embassy in Beijing....

Collision suspected in yacht mishap that killed 3

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A yacht involved in a race off the coast of California and Mexico apparently collided at night with a much larger vessel, leaving three crew members dead and one missing, a sailing organization said early Sunday. It was the state's second ocean-racing incident this month.

The ...

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