The new and improved "V" debuts on ABC Tuesday night with the alien reptiles aboard we have seen before, but this time they are more attractive and less militaristic. ...more

November 2, 2009

Community happenings ...more

October 29, 2009

Local transportation Trains? What makes anyone think we can have an efficient train system when the bus system and trolley are inadequate? ...more

October 27, 2009

Lock up pedophiles I have to vent. I am so sick of hearing about another child being sexually abused and/or killed. ...more

October 25, 2009

Courage Deficit I thought the letter March 30 on "Economics 101" by Hugh Williamson was brilliant. It should be viewed by every American and acted on. The strategy seems so simple to understand, yet so difficult to act on. Are we too weak and dense to see where our immediate lack of control is taking us? ...more

April 1, 2009

President Barack Obama says job-creation in America is difficult in a time of economic hardship and that the work of the future should be in more high-paying, high-skill areas like clean energy technology. ...more

March 26, 2009

Regarding "Health Coverage For All" (Letters, March 13): ...more

March 15, 2009

It's very encouraging to see the Obama administration moving so quickly to address the health care crisis in this nation. That said, I know there are many who fear health care reform and think that it means socialism, limits to care and long waits. The truth is there are many examples of successful universal health care systems in the world, some probably more appealing to conservative Americans than others. And in a country like ours where a person goes bankrupt from health care costs every 30 seconds, it's time to start taking a look at them. In England (what we typically think of as "socialized medicine"), they pay for services through taxes and use a primary physician as a "gatekeeper" to keep costs down, similar to our HMOs. There may be wait times for elective services, but they are a leader in preventative medicine. ...more

March 8, 2009

President Barack Obama said the consensus from the White House health care summit is that there is an immediate need for health care reform, and signaled that he's open to compromise on Thursday. ...more

March 5, 2009

Not a great speech, but extremely consequential. If Barack Obama succeeds, his joint address to Congress will be seen as historic - indeed as the foundational document of Obamaism. As it stands, it constitutes the boldest social democratic manifesto ever issued by a U.S. president. ...more

March 1, 2009