You printed a commentary from a law professor who thinks President Obama is "ideally suited" for the Supreme Court as a result of his education, temperament and experience ("The case for Justice Obama," Other Views, March 1). I totally disagree. ...more

March 4, 2010

After six years of legal wrangling and one Supreme Court review of Janet Jackson's infamous Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction," CBS argued anew today that it should not be held responsible for the half-second of nudity. ...more

February 23, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court today sided with the Tampa Police Department over a disputed Miranda rights form, a decision likely to benefit the state in some high-profile prosecutions, including a notorious sex torture case. ...more

February 23, 2010

The Lions Club member who was recently arrested for solicitation on federal government property needs to do his homework and read the law before he wastes any money on mounting a lawsuit against the USPS. Post office regulations are quite clear in prohibiting soliciting, begging, etc., on their property. His position that as a taxpayer he has the right to establish policies regarding the use of the post office building is frivolous. The Supreme Court has already ruled on this issue and any case he files will clearly be a waste of money that could be put to better use elsewhere. ...more

January 6, 2010

Pharmaceutical companies and every other special interest group-industry do indeed have a strong grip on our elected representatives (editorial of Dec. 10.) The people's business doesn't get done because of the need for elected officials to constantly raise money to afford to run for re-election. Money comes from drug, oil, dairy, financial, meat and virtually every industry in the country as well as some outside the country to buy the votes of the peoples' representatives. In our system, voting out the incumbents simply replaces them with other special interest agents. ...more

December 14, 2009

The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step Monday toward regulating greenhouse gases, concluding that climate changing pollution threatens the public health and the environment. ...more

December 7, 2009

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad will die by lethal injection when he is executed next month. ...more

October 27, 2009

all easy to read and to the point. ...more

September 29, 2009

The Senate has sent Gov. Charlie Crist's office a long list of questions about his latest gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe. ...more

September 15, 2009

Well, we've done it again. We have spent another year in freedom and opportunity - arguing all the while about how free, how much opportunity and the best way to guarantee both - and arrived back at the anniversary of the founding of our nation. We tend to take this for granted but definitely shouldn't. ...more

July 4, 2009