It's been getting to me, I must admit.

Maria Torres-DeChamberlin of Mesa could have been just another face among the 36 million immigrants living in the United States, or the approximately 13 million who have become U.S. citizens.

Moving into a brand-new home is the American dream that drove the late, great real estate boom. But when that dream wilts under the shifting weight of a shoddily built house, we should be able to fall back on another slice of the American dream; the right to be mad as a hornet and to let everyone else know about it.

As the sun starts to set on this busy Mesa street corner, Angel Moreno sets up his hot dog stand like he does every night at this time.

As the sun starts to set on this busy Mesa street corner, Angel Moreno sets up his hot dog stand like he does every night at this time.

As the sun starts to set on this busy Mesa street corner, Angel Moreno sets up his hot dog stand like he does every night at this time.

No one can deny the Great Recession left a permanent mark on our nation and its economy. But what effect did it have on the American Dream of Home Ownership? That’s the question we set out to answer by asking Phoenix-based Benchmark Research Technologies to survey nearly 1,700 Arizona new home shoppers about their attitudes surrounding home ownership in the post-recession era.

Young Americans received unwelcome news this week when an April 23 AP report found 53.6 percent of college graduates under the age of 25 are jobless or underemployed, and there is little hope for improvement in the near future. This news is grim for young Americans as well as an administration in reelection mode.

Images of Julie Andrews dancing across the field in 1965's "Sound of Music" were among the sources of inspiration that drove Sookyoung Kim to achieve her dream. She was 5 years old and living in South Korea when she first watched the award-winnning film.

Images of Julie Andrews dancing across the field in 1965's "Sound of Music" were among the sources of inspiration that drove Sookyoung Kim to achieve her dream. She was 5 years old and living in South Korea when she first watched the award-winnning film.

WASHINGTON -- Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama delivered a populist challenge Tuesday night to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes. Seeking re-election and needing results, the president invited Republicans to join him but warned, "I intend to fight."

For anybody thinking about buying a home as an investment, the week started with a bad report that continued a years-long trickle of news to discourage homeownership.

FULLERTON, Calif. - So close, so far.

Brian Vickers didn't think he would find himself in this position at just 20 years of age — battling for the Busch series championship and starting his Winston Cup career.

November 10, 2004

They're back, with a mostly different cast of players but with the same ultimate destination in mind: the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.

LOS ANGELES - Doug Slaten dressed out quickly and went directly to the visitors’ dugout 3 1/2 hours before Friday’s game, where he plopped onto a bench and reminisced.

When will the “Victim Game” stop for Blacks and Hispanics in America? It’s been more than 40 years, almost two Generations and Martin Luther King’s “Dream” is still a dream. Schools are no longer segregated. Colleges and Universities are no longer segregated. Why aren’t blacks, Native Americans and Hispanics doing as well or better than other past and present ethnic and racial groups?

Joe Guzzardi, guest commentary