Dr. Bruce S. Thornton is a professor of Classics and humanities at California State University in Fresno. He is also a well-known conservative commentator and the author of the recently released Decline and Fall: Europe's Slow-Motion Suicide. His essays and articles have appeared at numerous venues over the years including Frontpagemag.com, Intercollegiate Review, National Review Online, The San Francisco Examiner, California Republic, Religious Studies Review, The Washington Times, Los Angeles Times, and the American Journal of Philology. Dr. Thornton published several works before Decline and Fall such as Plagues of the Mind: The New Epidemic of False Knowledge, Greek Ways: How the Greeks Created Western Civilization, Searching for Joaquin: Myth and History in California, and A Student's Guide to Classics.

U.S. candidates blitz states as Super Tuesday looms

For those voters who consider Obama as a glamorous IPO with the high-flying potential like another Google, they jump onto the bandwagon in fear that they might miss the chance to get rich quick.

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Bodkin, who was one of The Globe's Nation Builder of 2007 nominees, started telling her story — to schools, rallies, civic groups, conferences — and she hasn't stopped. She has bookings through November.

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Veterans go to court over atomic tests

In 1988, at least 62,000 of those U.S. soldiers and widows became eligible for a one-time payment of up to $75,000 (U.S.) if they suffered from one or more of 16 diseases shown to be the result of radiation exposure, including leukemia and cancers of the liver, thyroid, breast, esophagus, stomach and small intestine.

Extreme Makeover — Bartlesville style: Local woman recipient of ...

Meet Lori Roper, a 36-year-old nurse and single mother of three.In many ways, Roper represents the everyday American woman, juggling the responsibilities of a full-time career with the never-ending demands of a busy family life. Roper, like so many others, spends much of her time doing for others and rarely doing anything for herself.But there's something different about Lori lately. The new year has brought her an opportunity to gain a new lease on life. Roper has been chosen to be the recipient of a new community project: "The Bartlesville Health & Beauty Makeover."The effort was initiated by local dentist Dr. Ron Hart who recruited a group of Bartlesville Health & Beauty professionals to donate their expertise to the project in the areas of fitness, nutrition, skin care, hair design and fashion.

Wild Card -- Weekend

He loved Christmas and he still loved being Santa after all of us kids were grown. He even bought his very own Santa suit which he kept with the beard and hat and wig in its own special suitcase. He became Santa Claus when donning the suit at shopping malls, church and community Christmas parties and for several years on Christmas Eve when we'd surprise the winner of the newspaper's Letters to Santa contest with a personal visit.

Food,Glorious Food

If all else fails, you can always cheat and call in the cavalry: home delivery. Steer clear of fast food (sandwiches in particular), which isn't at its freshest during Ramadan (hardly anyone orders it); instead, go for traditional grilled meats such as kebab, kofta, pigeon and quail. Team them with stuffed vegetables and baked tagens. (NM)