William Neikirk

How quickly things change. A mere five years ago, the United States was preoccupied with the grandeur of wealth and style, status and position, megamerger and megasalary, gourmet this and...

When President Bush`s heart went all a-flutter, that single-minded movement known as modern medicine gathered him in its fold and went about its aggressive business. After drugs replaced electric-shock therapy...

With news that the Federal Reserve Board lowered the discount rate by a half percentage point to counter the recession, Martha Seger was pleased that her former colleagues finally were...

Since it is so frequently used here, symbolism has become highly devalued in this most cynical of cities. A symbolic act is often ridiculed as being a substitute for substance....

Designer of the elegant and the ugly, artisan of glass and steel and brick and mortar, skyline shaper and ancient symbol of progress, the construction industry is dead on its...

A new battle of Bull Run is being fought in the nation`s capital, this one over the proposed spending of $80,000 to add nine horse stables at the Civil War...

In a visit to the stores over the weekend, I found almost everything was on sale. A good deal could be had in almost every shop. Further, the papers were...

My friend is suffering from postwar letdown. ''It`s the feeling you get when you leave the theater after watching a fantastic, uplifting movie and the first thing you see is...

Seeking refuge from the economic cares of the moment, I picked up a yellowing tome of American history written by John Bach McMaster and quickly lost myself in time. One...

More than five years and 50,000 miles ago, the car looked outstanding, bright and peppy with that heavenly smell that only a brand-new automobile can give off. Now the wear...