Steve Fossett Still Missing

Steve Fossett, the U.S. millionaire adventurer who made record-breaking solo flights around the world by plane and balloon, and the man I had the chance to interview a few years ago, is still missing tonight. According to news reports, Fossett was last seen Monday morning taking off in a small plane from a ranch in Nevada. Today, more than a dozen planes spent hours searching rough, mountainous terrain for any sign of Fossett and his missing single-engine aircraft. British entrepreneur Richard Branson told reporters Fossett planned the flight to scout dry lakebeds as locations for a future attempt to set … Continue reading

Another Yankee Tragedy

They are perhaps the best-known baseball team in history – the New York Yankees. And it seems that either you love them or you hate them. Over the years, they have dominated the World Series of baseball, winning far more championships than any other team (26). Their salaries are something many a young minor leaguer dreams of and their history of great players is undeniable. But, with the good must come the bad and even the great Yankees have seen their share of sorrow. Most everyone knows the story of Lou Gehrig, the Iron Horse of baseball. The first baseman … Continue reading