Charles M. Madigan

What immediately drew me to Larry, a dapper and vastly responsive sales guy in "men's furnishings," was his response when I asked him whether he had a tape to measure...

Don't you love the way things work? It seems there is a little door on the side of the White House. When trouble develops, it pops open and someone boots...

So, here's the problem with "journalism." Not the biz, just the word, "journalism." It's not big enough. I was invited to a recent Michigan State University/Newseum seminar in Washington to...

It took me roughly a year of Roman Catholic minor seminary to realize that I didn't want to be a priest, and that was a decision fueled primarily by a...

The latest polls show President Bush's national standing slipping, with job approval at a new low. About 38 percent approve of his job performance, while 56 percent disapprove. The Pew...

The columnist's challenge is to decide how much he wants to tell to people. It's fun to write, "My dog is great," but that's a big cliche. Unless you can...

It's interesting how things turn out. It wasn't that long ago that President Bush and the Republicans were crowing about their majority and what could be accomplished and how a...

Hard times have come to journalism. Wait, that's not correct. Journalism, at least in my experience, has always been in hard times. Even back in the glory days of blessed...

`Now what?" is always the most important question, whether it's aimed at something at work, at home or, as in the present case, at an entire nation. What can we...

I was looking for someplace to contribute to help Hurricane Katrina victims. I settled on the Mennonite Disaster Relief Service in Akron, Pa., in Lancaster County. I've seen the Mennonite...