By a 4-3 margin, the high court deprived Connecticut citizens of the right to limit marriage.... ...more

October 15, 2008

Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions through the courts. ...more

October 10, 2008

On the biggest issue on voters' minds, the economic crisis, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spoke for most ordinary Americans when she blamed greed and corruption and said, "We need to stop that." ...more

October 4, 2008

Campaign rhetoric from both political parties confirms that voters this November are looking for change. Certainly Floridians are looking to our leaders to propose effective solutions to pressing issues involving the real estate debacle, taxes and education, among others. ...more

September 25, 2008

Stop Guilt By Association Why all the hubbub about Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter? If a candidate is guilty by association, then Obama should immediately excuse himself from the race for his relationships with some shady characters. Hillary, because of Bill's meanderings should never have considered the chase. ...more

September 5, 2008

A majority of people – 57 percent – think Gov. Charlie Crist is doing a good job, but that's down from 61 percent who thought the same thing less than a year ago. ...more

August 28, 2008

"The Big Sort" by Bill Bishop with Robert G. Cushing (Houghton Mifflin, $25) ...more

August 24, 2008

First I spent long moments trying to decide upon my greatest moral failing. Then I spent longer moments asking myself whether I'd really want to share that failing with an audience of millions. ...more

August 23, 2008

Joy Spring and Carla Barbano spent the day before their wedding the way many brides do: relaxing and primping at a spa. ...more

August 1, 2008

John McCain's positions on offshore drilling and same-sex couple adoptions are just the latest he's taken on sensitive issues by insisting states should make their own decisions. ...more

July 28, 2008