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October 5, 2006 - The Centers for Disease Control recently published a 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance report (PDF format). Based on surveys conducted in 40 states, the report finds:

October 5, 2006 - After realizing they had received money from disgraced former GOP Florida Rep. Mark Foley's PAC, Republican Alabama Governor Bob Riley and Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-AL are donating the money to charities. Both are up for reelection in November.

October 4, 2006 - Last Friday, I hinted that the Institute was about to unveil the results of a months-long research project, focused on how the public feels about the Iraq war and the direction of U.S. foreign policy. The results are coming back -- and they are eye-opening.

October 3, 2006 - Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen said in an interview yesterday that the Tennessee National Guard is not prepared for a natural disaster because much of their equipment is in Iraq:

October 3, 2006 - The long-awaited Kentucky River decision has come down, and blogger David Goldstein sums up what happened at Huffington Post: The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its much anticipated "Kentucky River Decision" today, and it pretty much went exactly as expected. Voting along party lines, the Republican dominated NLRB gutted long-time federal labor laws by allowing employers to reclassify up to 8 million workers as "supervisors," thus prohibiting them from forming unions.

October 2, 2006 - The Raleigh News & Observer ran an interesting set of stories this weekend about faith in the South, which offered some revealing insights into how faith and politics mingle in the region.

October 2, 2006 - When 50 workers of the Raleigh, NC sanitation department walked off the job two weeks ago -- a wildcat strike prompted by long hours, low pay, and other long-standing grievances with the city -- little did they know their actions would still be sending waves across the state and