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Tarvaris Jackson has earned right to fight for job...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:20:32 -0400

By DAVE BOLING - Yes, the NFL is a business, occasionally ruthless and certainly impermanent. Tarvaris Jackson could tell you all about that.

Family Glance: 'Man of Steel,' 'The Internship,' 'Now You...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:47:55 -0400

A guide to movies from a family perspective: - "Man of Steel"

Voisin: GM choice will be the most important hire for new...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:18:52 -0400

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - By AILENE VOISIN

Larry Bird in Sacramento? It's unlikely, but not...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:47:38 -0400

By AILENE VOISIN - If Sacramento Kings majority owner Vivek Ranadive were going to take a flyer, wanted to heave a prayer from the deep corner, of course it would be Larry Bird.

Religion: The evolving hymnal

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:50:20 -0400

By TERRY MATTINGLY - There was a time when the faithful in the heavily Dutch corners of the Midwest would not have been able to sing along if the organist played the gospel classic, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand."

Film: Has noted director M. Night Shyamalan lost his...

Fri, 31 May 2013 13:20:21 -0400

By BARBARA VANCHERI - Once upon a time, an M. Night Shyamalan movie would be sold on his name: "From the director of 'The Sixth Sense.'?" But these days, superstar Will Smith and his son, Jaden Smith, are doing most of the heavy lifting to promote "After Earth."

Scripps National Spelling Bee: 42 spellers advance...

Wed, 29 May 2013 19:49:13 -0400

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - By BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN

Parker: E.W. Jackson enhances GOP's Virginia ticket

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:48:07 -0400

Some 25 years ago, I changed my life. - A visit inside a church opened my eyes to the destructive life I was living, financed by welfare checks generously provided by American taxpayers.