Q. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was buried near his brothers John and Robert in Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia. How is this possible? I thought that only military personnel were buried there. – D.P.
A. Kennedy was eligible for burial in Arlington because he was a former member of the Armed Forces and a U.S. [...]

In your average election year incumbent members of Congress running for reelection get a share of the vote somewhere in the upper 60s. But our newest national poll finds that if there was an election today, only 47% of voters in the country say they would vote to reelect their current Representative, with 33% saying [...]

By Davon Gray
Media General News Service
If you want good television drama don’t watch the usual prime time channels. Instead, just tune into C-SPAN for a health care town hall meeting. I watched one in particular – that of Congressman Gerry Connolly. Fortunately, that town hall meeting was relatively quiet, albeit it took place in a [...]

By Darrell Laurant
Media General News Service
The main thing I remember from my Oct. 3, 1983, interview with Ted Kennedy was that he seemed nervous.
We were seated at a table on the concrete shore of the Rev. Jerry Falwell’s swimming pool – just me, the now-late Massachusetts senator and photographer Mark Bailey. Maybe [...]

Winston-Salem Journal
North Carolinians must demand airtight public-ethics laws, or our politicians will wiggle through loopholes and continue to enjoy special treatment.
During his two terms in office, former Gov. Mike Easley enjoyed membership in an exclusive Chatham County golf club. As a courtesy for the governor, the club, whose limited membership includes [...]

Winston-Salem Journal
The Racial Justice Act, which Gov. Bev Perdue signed into law Tuesday, could live up to its lofty name if prosecutors put aside their criticisms of it and work with police and defense attorneys to curb the bias it aims to correct.
The act, pushed by Reps. Larry Womble and Earline Parmon of Forsyth County, [...]

Bev Perdue opened an office in Charlotte and has made a point of visiting the city, but voters there still don’t think she’s been attentive to them since taking office, the PPP says.

by Kay Crane, guest columnist
Richmond Times-Dispatch
We must have health care reform now. Failure to do so will only result in the continuation of a failed system that will only increase in cost and the unnecessary loss of life. The high cost of care is hurting us all, whether you have
insurance or not.
I work for Piedmont [...]

With all the hoopla, blustering and misinformation surrounding health care reform, it’s no wonder many Americans are confused, scared, angry, sweaty, nauseous and covered in a mysterious rash.
TV sound bites, radio talk shows and town hall meetings have left us wondering whether or not a guy at the Post Office will [...]