Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942) was the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. His tenure as premier ended when the Alberta Progressive Conservatives' new leader, Ed Stelmach, assumed office December 14, 2006, exactly fourteen years after Klein first became Premier. He boasts the nickname of "King Ralph", which is a reference both to his political longevity and his perceived autocratic style of leadership, also ironically because of his everyman persona which was the key plot device in the popular film of the same name released on the eve of his election victory as premier.

The most covered aspect of Bill Gates’ keynote at CES last weekend may have been the joke video of his life after retirement (rapping with Jay-Z, working out with Matthew McConaughey) but the Microsoft Chairman also made some predictions about the future of technology. The Guardian summarizes: The second digital...

An upstate New York assistant fire chief was suspended after showing up to work in the buff. He braved the northern October cold as a joke to commemorate his 20th anniversary with the department. He has since been forced into early retirement and charged with indecent exposure. But, does the punishment fit the size of the crime?

A upstate New York assistant fire chief was suspended after showing up to work in the buff. He braved the northern October cold as a joke to commemorate 20 with the department. He has since been forced into early retirement and charged with indecent exposure. But, does the punishment fit the size of the crime?

After thirty-five years in Congress, Mississippi Senator Trent Lott has announced he would be resigning at the end of this year. Citing his reason for retirement, Senator Lott claimed to have run out of jokes about African-Americans.

BELLA VISTA — Charles Beam stood in line for potluck lunch Sunday afternoon at Highland Christian Church with a gold ring of tinsel shining above his white hard hat. The tinsel halo — a thank-you gift from the congregation — may have been a joke, but members of the church truly consider Beam to be a godsend.