When Ted Kennedy passed away, I re-investigated the Chappaquidick death of Mary Jo Kopechne here. And I came across a quotation that has stuck with me: “To those whom much is given, much is expected.” Photo of bridge with new guard rail from Wikipedia. Some attribute it to John Kennedy, but I read that the Kennedy patriarch, ...

Balloon boy, go away. I didn't see the story on Twitter. Half the trends there are people promoting themselves, or are crybaby stories, boring. I got more interested in the story when I saw the weird parents. A giant Mylar balloon took off from the backyard of the Heenes' northern Colorado home Thursday. The couple said they ...