Peter Murmann

It can be dauntingly difficult to be rich. Here is another chapter in the humilations rich people can experience from their nouveau riche imitators. Rich vs. Richer In Palm Beach, The Old Money Isn’t Having a Ball Influx of New Wealth Sparks Spat Over Red Cross Event; Inheritance’s Smaller Role A 1930s Landmark Is Razed By ROBERT FRANK Staff Reporter of THE [Read More]

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales received a large round of applause when he appeared at the Justice Department for his first day of work. Did the employees at the department break out into spontaneous applause when the new boss showed up because John Ashcroft was so bad? Or did they simply want to preserve their [Read More]

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One thing is for sure: There has not been in recent memory a U.S. presidential election that witnessed such a large number of people deeply emotionally involved in the contest. Democrats woke up on Wednesday disbelieving that the electorate would keep Bush as the leader of the nation. Republicans were, predictably, ecstatic that despite a [Read More]

“I don’t make jokes. I just watch government and report the facts.”

I hesitated to publish this story under the rubric of humor; but there is something ‘awfully’ funny about it. The lesson seems loud and clear: When your doctor says you are terminally ill, do go and seek a second opinion! By JIM MALONE AS TOLD TO PAIGE WILLIAMS Nearly eight years ago, just after Christmas in 1996, [Read More]

I’M ON A COMMITTEE! Oh give me some pity, I’m on a committee, which means that from morning to night, we attend, and amend, and contend, and defend without a conclusion in sight. We confer and concur, we defer and demur, and reiterate all of our thoughts. We revise the agenda with frequent addenda, and consider a load of reports. We compose and propose, [Read More]