... said Bush suggested the park theme. The first lady has a particular fondness for national parks. Every year, Bush and her closest friends hike in at least one national park, Clarke said. (Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service.)

... campaigns of other GOP candidates were also unsuccessful. (Mario Aguirre is a reporter with Hispanic Link News Service in Washington, D.C. Reach him at Mario(at)hispaniclink.org. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service.)

... too bad for the current president and obviously for the next that his office comes with a sign that says, "Hit my hand if you want to know about intelligence." (Dan K. Thomasson is former editor of the Scripps Howard News Service.)

... these are not grand stories." (Contact Kim Ode at kimode(at)startribune.com) (Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.) EndStory//

... is safe to say it would disrupt our moral compass even more than now, especially if it we were to later learn that we missed a chance to stop it from happening. (Dan K. Thomasson is former editor of the Scripps Howard News Service.)

... more Americans are turning for their information. This, of course, makes the FCC even more irrelevant. Is it time for the FCC to go to the alphabet bone yard? (Dan K. Thomasson is former editor of the Scripps Howard News Service.)

... have reasonable expectations when it comes to your kitchen remodel. Talk to people who have been through the process before. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Courtesy of By Alicia Garceau on hgtv.com. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service.)

... Washington bureau chief of Media General News Service, at mmercer@mediageneral.com)(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.)

... without substantial investigation, no matter how that plight is depicted in the media. If the urge to do so overwhelms you, go down there and hand it out personally. (Dan K. Thomasson is former editor of the Scripps Howard News Service.)

... that don't deserve the privilege of horse ownership. (Bonnie Erbe is a TV host and writes this column for Scripps Howard News Service. E-mail bonnieerbe(at)CompuServe.com.)