Newspaper Profiles Internet Drug Trafficking

The Internet has become a virtual pipeline for the abuse of prescription drugs, according to a five-part investigative series by the Washington Post. Rogue Internet pharmacies operate with little regulation, target small towns with a record of drug abuse and...

Upcoming North Carolina Convention Potential Turning Point

Observers say the tide could turn this year in one of the few Baptist state conventions to resist conservative domination of the Southern Baptist Convention. Many consider 1990 the deciding year in the long battle for control of the SBC between moderates and...

Actress Mary Steenburgen Seeks Childhood Magic

Movie critic Leonard Maltin, in his Movie Encyclopedia, called Mary Steenburgen “one of the screen’s most compulsively watchable actresses.” Having won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 1980’s “Melvin and Howard,”...

Wary of Anti-American Mood, Muslims Begin Ramadan

President Bush praised the way people of various faiths have shaped the character of the United States in a Friday message recognizing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. “Islam is a peaceful religion, and people who practice the Islamic faith have made great...

FirstGov for Kids

There are more than 26 million federal, state and local government Web pages on the Internet, and many of them are geared for children. How do you find them? One ways is to check out FirstGov for Kids. FirstGov for Kids is indeed a portal: a springboard to information...

Religious Right Emboldened by Florida Right-to-Die Dispute

Emboldened by a legislative win in a battle to keep a brain-damaged Florida woman alive, religiously conservative political activists are hoping similar tactics will allow them to challenge court rulings they oppose in other states as well. “It’s like the...