She lives on the family farm on which she grew up in Patrick County in Virginia's rural Southside, a 540-acre expanse of pastoral splendor that now consumes her energies much like politics did before her crushing defeat for governor to Republican George Allen in 1993. She lives on the family farm on which she grew up in Patrick County in Virginia's rural Southside, a 540-acre expanse of pastoral splendor that now consumes her energies much like politics did before her crushing defeat for...

This is Amish country -- the horse and buggy out back are a dead giveaway -- yet there, in the middle of his shop's rusty metal roof, sits a tiny nod to contemporary society. He works with his hands at a sawmill, wears plain clothes and the requisite straw hat, and doesn't care much for the conveniences of the mainstream world. While connecting to the public power grid is generally frowned upon as an unhealthy intrusion on their simple lifestyle, the Amish have long considered energy...

Missoulian - Governor on board with local-food push. Senate Bill 328 doesn't mandate participation in the Food to Institutions program, which fosters relationships between government-owned kitchens and local food producers, explained Nancy Matheson, director of Grow Montana, but it will provide the flexibility and freedom to buy locally. Senate Bill 328 doesn't mandate participation in the Food to Institutions program, which fosters relationships between government-owned kitchens and local...

A recent Bank of Mexico business survey projected 615,000 new jobs this year, representing a drop of 300,000 compared to last year and far short of the estimated one-million-plus jobs needed to absorb the number of Mexicans who enter the labor market every year. It also ignores the central role that undocumented workers play in the American economy and the factors that brought them to the country in the first place. Tens of thousands of activists rallied across the United States on May 1...

But despite their complementary messages, the most striking element of the evening was the mayor's attention to some new themes--the greatness of America, the resourcefulness of her people, and the strength of the nation's spirit--which gave Giuliani a surprisingly upbeat tone. But despite their complementary messages, the most striking element of the evening was the mayor's attention to some new themes--the greatness of America, the resourcefulness of her people, and the strength of the...

The chain of events following Albert Patterson's assassination that humid night propelled his son into the governor's mansion less than five years later. And the decisions he made as governor during the early days of the civil rights movement earned him a Time magazine cover photo as well as national notoriety that remains even today. It wasn't long before martial law was declared and Phenix City's mobsters -- who made money from gambling, prostitution and other illegal activities -- were...