William Neikirk

What is the real meaning of New Hampshire? Any novice like myself willing to venture into such a heady subject probably ought to have a thorough noggin examination. Nevertheless, I...

Oh, Japan, what would we do without you? We have you to thank for so many things in this life, but so many of us do not take the time...

The president has only a few real duties. He must tell us truths we don`t want to hear. He must set goals. He must rally the country. This is why...

The seasons of government give a special flavor to this city unlike that of any other place. Here it is midwinter, and a whole new world is in bloom. The...

President Bush went up to New Hampshire recently and said the economy is in a ''free fall,'' a statement conjuring up the image of imminent collapse of the entire country....

There was something haunting in what he said. It wasn`t so much his statements about the sacrifices that Americans will have to make over the next decade, or about the...

The question keeps coming at me. Why is everyone so gloomy? It is most often asked by people who live with numbers and who try to put a proportion on...

No pain, no gain, the old saying goes. This was a recession that we were destined to have, and if we are smart, it will be good for us. The...

It was snowing outside, big, soft flakes that mounted higher and higher. The old stove inside felt warm, but the young boy could sense the tension of his mother and...

Driving into this little town at dawn on a December morning, you see the traffic mainly coming at you. They`re headed off to work somewhere else, most probably some 35...