"I look upon myself more as an entertainer than merely a writer," Clive Cussler told Connie Lauerman of the Chicago Tribune. "It's my job to entertain the reader in such a manner that he or she feels that they received their money's worth when they reach...

TREASURE By Clive Cussler Simon and Schuster. 539 pp. $18.95 Clive Cussler writes adventure novels the way Alberto Tomba attacks a ski slope-with a slashing, on-the-precipice, controlled recklessness that leaves you highly entertained, slightly disbelieving and just a tad overwhelmed. The treasure...

THE QUESTION: What do you see as the treasurer's role in ensuring the integrity of the Commonwealth's bonding capabilities? (Limit: 250 words) BOB MAGINN (R) Education: MBA, 1983, with distinction, Harvard Business School; masters of liberal arts, 1981, government, Harvard University. Occupation: Business executive/investor;...

My own story proves the pudding. Back in 1681, me and my lads (aye, a hearty bunch of buccaneers, we) plundered the Spanish ship El Santo Rosario bound for Panama. She was loaded, she was, with the richest booty we had looted on the whole...

Most Americans probably sleep through the pre-dawn arrival of the garbage truck. But if you do happen to be there when it comes, you might want to take a look at who owns it. Chances are, that has changed in the last 15 years.The waste...