Jennifer Harper

Inside Politics Weekend: Tune in

President Rush Limbaugh, Sen. Laura Ingraham, Rep. Mark Levin. Some observers insist that pivotal conservative radio personalities should run for public office for the good of the Republican Party, the ideology and the country itself.

May 10, 2009

Colbert namesake for Venezuelan beetle

At an odd nexus of politics and science, there are bugs. The same scientists who once named fungus-loving beetles after Bush-era heavyweights are at it again.

May 8, 2009

Lawmakers eye ‘future’ of journalism

A newspaper was rescued, Capitol Hill explored "the future of journalism," and critics faulted politicians for meddling with the press.

May 7, 2009

WH press corps newly ‘tamed,’ but news vets say just wait

The White House press corps, once accustomed to examining the world in excruciating detail, is now under the microscope.

May 5, 2009

Inside Politics Weekend: Locked and loaded

If President Obama gives in to the demands of MoveOn or certain MSNBC hosts to investigate the Bush administration's interrogation policies, what will the nation be in for?

May 3, 2009

Newspapers hit hard by dose of bad news

Newspaper dramas played out on several stages around the nation Friday. There was a cliff-hanger, a tragedy and sturm und drang aplenty.

May 2, 2009

‘10 Chevy Camaro to hit ground running

Chrysler's run out of gas. But Chevrolet has hit the accelerator.

May 1, 2009

Fashionably cheap in frugal economy

Frugality "chic" made it stylish in recent months to ponder adaptive re-use, secondhand stores and fancy food magazines that suddenly feature a ham sandwich or modest comfort food on their covers.

April 30, 2009

First lady among the ‘Most Beautiful’

Those eyes, those lips, and oh, that potential overexposure.

April 30, 2009

First lady at center of the ‘most beautiful’

Those eyes, those lips, and oh, that potential overexposure.

April 29, 2009

Obama telecast a TV sacrifice

Fox Broadcasting Co.'s decision to remain a presidential-free zone Wednesday night is an isolated act of rebellion.

April 29, 2009

Swine flu hogs news coverage, sows fear

Coverage of swine flu brought out the piggish side of the press - and some squealing from the public as well.

April 28, 2009

Inside Politics Weekend: Small change

Should America make nice with the Taliban? Uh-h-h, maybe not, says M. Zuhdi Jasser, a former U.S. Navy officer, physician and chairman of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy.

April 26, 2009

8-hour workday biologically hard-wired

Attention workaholics: Twelve hours on the job may go against Mother Nature.

April 25, 2009

Not your father’s Woodstock

Run for the hills. The official Woodstock "brand" is approaching like some big hallucination.

April 24, 2009

Cal Thomas marks 25-year milestone

Millions of readers see him as a gentleman scribe, keen observer, stalwart.

April 23, 2009

Kerry aims to rescue newspapers

The "death of newspapers" has drawn powerful political interest.

April 22, 2009

Inside Politics Weekend: Palin press

Enough with the Sarah bashing, already. Quell that schadenfreude. She's not running right now.

April 19, 2009

Hounded by media, Bo howls about ruff life

It is official. Bo Obama has now taken over the White House, walking in the monumental paw prints of all the other first dogs who came before him — Barney, Buddy, Millie, Grits, Fala.

April 19, 2009

Earth Day grows into extravaganza

Hug a tree. Recycle. Fret about global warming. Just don't forget the biodegradable, recyclable, sustainable "green" doggy poop bags, guaranteed to reduce a "dog's carbon pawprint."

April 19, 2009