'Father' Tim Russert: Irish Catholicism and American Journalism

Another good piece of journalism from Poynter Institute's Roy Peter Clark.  When asked if he thinks first any of the writing tools he introduced before he write.  His answer, obviously is no. "I turn to a tool when I need it.  I use the tools, they don't use...

Priest's apology to Clinton does little to quiet storm

"CHICAGO — Reverberations from the Sunday sermon of a Roman Catholic priest who mocked Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at Sen. Barack Obama's home church.In a guest appearance at Trinity United Church of Christ, the priest,the Rev. Michael Pfleger, who resigned about two weeks...

Exeter's Temple of Doom Gives Up Treasure

"His real name is Derek Dugdale but all his mates call him Indiana Jones. He's the man who visited Exeter's very own Temple of Doom and emerged with a treasure beyond the dreams of avarice. Derek was digging deep and hard in Princesshay when he saw something strange,...

Catholic church hypocritical accepting Blair, says priest

"A British priest Monday accused the Catholic church of being hypocritical for accepting the conversion of former prime minister Tony Blair because of his support for the Iraq war. "If the Roman Catholic church truly reflected the values of Jesus Christ, then Tony Blair...