CNN poll: Most say Founding Fathers wouldn't be impressed

"(CNN) -- How would the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin feel about the way the United States has turned out 232 years after declaring its independence? ...

When Father Opts Out: Reflections On a Fatherless Father's Day

by Steve Venegas for The Vancouver ObserverFor me, June 16 is nothing more than a yearly reminder of what I don't have. That is to say, a dad. A pop. A padres, papa or pater. You see, for the last 11 years of my life, I have not seen my father, and not until as recently as a...

Everett sorry for calling troops wimps

" ACTOR Rupert Everett has apologised for calling British soldiers "wimps" and suggesting they joined the army to torture prisoners.The 49-year-old yesterday issued a lengthy statement apologising "without reserve" to the "many in this country, and hundreds and thousands of...

Meet Diamond Dan the Orangeman

"The Orange Order's new superhero has been given a name, Diamond Dan the Orangeman.The colourful figure was the focus for unprecedented media attention when he was introduced to the public in November.He appeared on Orange Institution Christmas cards and proved an instant...