Freedoms Common people stepping up to preserve their freedoms That's what Matapalo is all about. Baby Boomers, the most Blessed Generation in history, begin cruising down their highway of life. Each member has only to reach out and grab a ride, to leisurely enjoy life, for all has been put into place by earlier sacrifices of others. Life is good It's the only life ever known. Time passes, and conditions change. The peace dividend ends. Optimism and opportunity fade. Life becomes more difficult and more complex as risk increases everywhere. Guarantees are demanded by society to maintain the...

The Statesman today asks its readers, "Can you tell the difference? The photo on the left is the original painting; the photo on the right is a "giclee." Or is it the other way around? The clever thief has asked art experts and Mr. Daley to decide . . . Long time Georgetown resident Preston Daley, owner of the Washington Statesman newspaper, has two pillars in life . . . his newspaper and his art collection. For Mr. Daley, life in the upper crust of society has been good, but now he finds life is about to change. New technology and the Internet have altered all the old rules. His newspaper is...

What's not to love about a former ghost town becoming a popular tourist destination? One man is responsible . . . he's Sheriff Jack Black, known to everyone in Sycamore Gulch as Mr. Everything. Now comes Bernard Ramsey, a man in the midst of great personal turmoil. This socially awkward cost accountant from New York City is so struck by the energy he sees in Sycamore Gulch, he decides to stay on. He is totally unaware his life's great adventure is about to begin. Next mix diamonds and unbelievable stock market wealth into a pot heated and stirred gently by Sheriff Black. Yes, it won't take...